Reforms in School Education, Punjab Presentation on Reforms in School Education, Punjab 31st December, 2013

Sequence of Presentation Vision Major Functions Organogram School Education Department Attached Departments / Autonomous bodies Districts School Education at a Glance Provisions of Missing Facilities Budgetary Allocations

Sequence of Presentation Foreign Funding World Bank DFID Reforms in School Education Achievements Challenges

Vision To develop high quality human resource in Punjab to meet the challenges of globalization and needs of the knowledge economy, ethical citizenry and social justice. To increase access, retention and completion of quality education that fosters creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and an entrepreneurial spirit in addition to thorough content knowledge; To address gender and geographical disparities;

Major Functions 1. Legislation, policy formulation and planning for: Primary education Elementary education Secondary and Higher Secondary Education 2. Regulatory policy concerning private sector schools 3. Development and supervision of curricula, syllabi, textbooks and maintenance of standards of education: Curricula and syllabi up to class XII. Production and publication of text books for class-I to XII.

Major Functions 4. Staff development including: Pre-service and in-service teachers training Continuous professional development (CPD) 5. Monitoring and evaluation system: Distribution of free textbooks Development schemes Presence of teaching and non-teaching staff Up-dation of online-access information (e) Redressal of public complaints

Major Functions 6. Promotion of quality education through: Punjab education assessment system Student assessment and terminal examination of Grade-V and VIII elementary education through Punjab Examination Commission. Grant of scholarships Production and distribution of educational and scientific films 7. Children libraries and libraries affiliated with Children Library Complex 8. Promotion of sports in schools 9. Provision of compulsory and free education to all of age 5-16 years

Major Functions 10. The matters relating to the Punjab Daanish Schools and Centers of Excellence 11. To promote quality education through public-private partnership through Punjab Education Foundation. 12. The matters relating to the Punjab Teachers' Foundation. 13. Budget, accounts and audit matters. 14. Purchase of stores and capital goods for the department 15. Service matters except those entrusted to Services and General Administration Department. 16. Administration of the laws and the rules framed thereunder.

Organogram of the Department Secretary School Education Additional Secretary (Education Reforms) Deputy Secretaries (01) Section Officers (03) Additional Secretary (Schools) Deputy Secretaries (04) (10) Additional Secretary (General) Deputy Secretaries (03) (07) Deputy Director (Monitoring) (01) Assistant Director (02) Additional Secretary (Budget & Planning) (06)

Attached Departments / Autonomous Bodies Directorate of Staff Development Children Library Complex, Punjab Punjab Education Assessment System Director Public Instruction (SE), Punjab Director Public Instruction (EE), Punjab National Education Equipment Centre National Museum of Science & Technology Autonomous Bodies Punjab Textbook Board Punjab Curriculum Authority Punjab Examination Commission Punjab Education Foundation Punjab Teachers Foundation Punjab Daanish Schools and Centers of Excellence Authority Center Model School, Lower Mall PMIU– PESRP Autonomous Institutions receiving grants Cadet College Hasan Abdal Sadiq Public School Bahwalpur Lawrence College Ghora Gali Boys Scouts and Girls Guide Associations . Cadet Colleges, Pasrur, Chakwal and Okara APWA (All Pakistan Women Association)

Districts Secretary School Education 36-EDO (Edu) 37-DEO (SE) High Schools Higher secondary schools (Girls / Boys) 37-DEO (EE-M) 133-Dy. DEO (EE-M) 486-AEO (M) Boys Primary Schools Boys Middle Schools 37 DEO (EE-F) 133-Dy. DEO (EE-F) 486-AEO (F) Girls Primary School Girls Middle Schools

School Education at Glance School Education at a Glance School Level Schools Enrolment Teachers Higher Secondary 635 69,245 20,600 High 5,923 1,069,047 119,367 Middle 8,030 2,121,371 78,643 Primary 39,347 7,380,668 113,604 Total 53,935 10,640,331 332,214

Budgetary Allocations (2013-14) (Billion Rs.) Description Development Non-Development Total School Education 15.500 15.699 31.199 Punjab Education Foundation 7.500 - Punjab Educational Endowment Fund 2.000 Daanish Schools 3.000 District Governments 165.000 Grand Total 28.000 180.699 208.699

School Education at a Glance COMPONENT STATUS 1 Out of School Children (5-9 Years) 2.00 million (source: Neilson Survey, 2012) 2 Per Student Cost (Per Year) Average (Rs. 14679) (Year 2012) 3 Student Teacher Ratio (STR) Primary: 1:39 Elementary: 1:21 Secondary: 1:24 H. Secondary: 1:17 Average: 1:32

Foreign Funding - Punjab Education Sector Programme (Phase-II) Period Development Partners Amount 1 2012-15 World Bank US $ 350 million 2 DFID (2012-18) £ 350.3 million 3 CIDA (Yet to be finalized) CA $ 19.3 million

Reforms in School Education Pmiu PMIU

Reforms (2008 to 2013) S# Initiative Cost (Billion Rs.) Achievements 1 Provision of Missing Facilities 19.96 10822 schools completed 2 Upgradation of Schools 10.86 2452 schools 3 Free Textbooks 9.00 50 million students benefited. 4 Grant-in-Aid to School Council 6.40 50,000 schools benefiting annually. 5 Quality Examination and Assessment 2.20 7 million students examined in 5th & 8th Class through Punjab Examination Commission 6 Teachers’ Incentive 2.00 Monetary Rewards Pmiu PMIU Cont’d……

Reforms (2008 to 2013) …… Cont’d Cont’d…… S# Initiative Cost (Billion Rs.) Achievements 7 Public Private Partnership through Punjab Education Foundation 17.00 - Support to low cost private schools - 3300 partner schools / 1.3 million students in current financial year. 8 In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers Training. 8.90 400,000 Teachers trained 9 Provision of IT Labs in High Schools 5.00 4286 IT Labs established 10 Recruitment of Teachers - About 81,000 teachers recruited. 11 Provision of Girls stipends 5.06 0.4 M Girl Students in selected 16 Low Literacy Districts 12 Transfer Policy 13 Rationalization Policy Pmiu PMIU Cont’d……

Achievements (2008 to 2013) …… Cont’d Initiative Cost (Billion Rs.) Achievements 14 Non-salary Budget 15 Establishment of Curriculum Authority 2012 16 Daanish Schools and Centres of Excellence 7.00 14 Daanish Schools & 8 Centres of Excellence established Pmiu PMIU

Provision of Missing Facilities Cost of All Types of Missing Facilities (All Girls and Boys Schools) S# Type of Missing Facilities Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost (Rs. Million) 1 Classrooms 76,034 0.790 60,066.860 2 Student without Furniture 3,417,773 0.002 6,835.546 3 Boundary Wall 5,013 0.650 3,258.450 4 Toilet Block 1,950 0.200 390.000 5 Drinking Water 1,016 0.050 50.800 6 Electricity 10,797 0.150 1619.550 TOTAL 72,221.210

Type of Missing Facilities Total Cost (Rs. Million) Development Plan for 2013-14 (All girls schools in Punjab and boys schools in 11 Southern Districts) S# Type of Missing Facilities Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost (Rs. Million) 1 Student without Furniture 2181075 0.002 4,362.150 2 Boundary Wall 2,835 0.650 1,842.750 3 Toilet Block 1,252 0.200 250.400 4 Drinking Water 764 0.050 38.200 5 Electricity 8,092 0.150 1,213.800 Total 7,707.300

Strengthening of School Councils Composition Minimum 9, maximum 17 Head Teachers + Teachers + Brother or Sister of student above 18 years of age + Parents + Notables of area and etc. Annual Grant in Aid Rs. 20,000 for Primary School Rs. 50,000 for Middle School ICT Based Capacity Building 50% schools of five districts (Attock, Chiniot, Lodhran, Sargodha and Jhelum Pmiu PMIU

Per Capita Financing (PCF) Formula (Non-Salary School Based Budget) Components Fixed School Allocation Student retention premium Basic student entitlement Furniture need Building operations 2013-14 (9-Districts) Chakwal, Chiniot, Khanewal, Muzaffargarh, Nankana, Okara, Sargodha, Sialkot, R.Y. Khan Rs. 3.5 Billion allocation for NSB in CFY 2014-15 (18-Districts) 2015-16 (36-Districts) Pmiu PMIU

Rationalization of Teaching Staff Rationalization policy has been framed Re-allocation of teaching staff from overstaffed to understaffed schools Attock, Khushab and Lodhran have been selected in the first phase To achieve Teacher student ratio at all levels

Transfer of Teaching Staff on Merit New Transfer policy 2013 Marks criteria for transfers (Academic results 40, Service in Far Flung area 20, Seniority 10, Wedlocks basis 15, Compassionate grounds 15) Transfer shall be made only against a vacant post No transfer in first three years for contract teachers No transfer in case of single teacher, science teacher, I.T. Teacher and head teacher without substitutes

Creation of Standardized Assessment System Establishment of Punjab Examination Commission as an Autonomous Body through an Act of Parliament in 2010. Design and conduct of annual examination at Grade 5 and 8. Identification of areas of improvement through research and analysis. 2.74 Million students tested in year 2013. Pmiu PMIU

Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) Previous Programs – 2009-2012 (4 Years) Name of Programs No. of Schools No. of Students FAS 2154 1.10 Million EVS 810 0.14 Million NSP 428 0.059 Million Total 3392 1.299 Million

Current Expansion Programs 2013-2018 (targets for 5 Years) Name of Programs No. of Students FAS 1.30 Million EVS 0.65 Million NSP 0.26 Million Total 2.21 Million

Recruitment of Teachers 81,000 Teachers have been recruited on merit Entry test has been made mandatory from 2013 under Recruitment Policy 2013 approved by CM For recruitment of teachers against 29,822 posts NTS (National Testing Service) has been hired through open bidding For quality assurance of the test, a firm (IER) has been hired Recruitment tests have been conducted by NTS in all districts of Punjab Pmiu PMIU

Daanish Schools Daanish schools cater to the overall development of students belonging to the marginalized sections of the society with emphasis on academics, sports, physical education mixed with social / cultural activities. Pmiu PMIU

Daanish Schools S# School Name Boys Girls Total 1 Chishtian 406 363 769 2 Hasilpur 404 364 768 3 Rahim Yar Khan 414 366 780 4 Mianwali 214 190 5 Attock 207 184 391 6 D.G.Khan 152 189 341 7 Rajanpur 244 210 454 3907 Pmiu PMIU

Stipend to Girls Students Original stipend program started since 2004 3,90,000 students benefit from this program annually Rs 1.5 billion per year for secondary school female students in 16 low literacy districts on basis of 80% attendance Suplemental stipend pilot project) 68 schools of District Bhakkar and Kasur) in June 2013 About 10,500 girls per quarter benefitting from this pilot progarm. An enhanced amount of Rs 900/- for class 6-8 students and Rs. 1200/- for class 9-10 students are delivered to eligible students per quarter. Branchless banking pilot project (BBPP) in Oct 2013 44 schools in 3 districts (Okara, Muzaffargarh and Khanewal) selected for the pilot project Pmiu PMIU

Achievements Student Attendance has surged to 92% from the baseline of 82.8 % since September 2011. Teacher presence has surged to above 90% from the baseline of 80.7 % since September 2011, which is the highest in the region. Functioning of Facilities are 91.6% by May 2013 from the baseline of 68.9 % since September 2011. Administrative Visits are at above the target i.e 95.4% whereas target is 90%. Data collection and third party validation has also reached above 96% all over the Punjab, which itself is a record high.

Challenges Establishment of District Education Authority . Enrolment, retention and quality. Provisions of Missing Facilities, Rehabilitation of Dangerous Buildings and Flood Affected Schools, IT Labs at Elementary & Secondary level. Regulatory Framework for Private Schools. Cont’d……

…… Cont’d Challenges Rationalization of Teachers as per standard Student Teacher Ratio (STR) and Workload. Timely releases of allocated funds. Role of Teachers Unions Transfer of Teaching staff on merit To ensure teacher presence in class To motivate teachers for retention of students and quality education

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