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Minimum Standards Planning for Education District Peshawar 2013 - 2018 Minimum Standards Planning for Education District Peshawar 2013 – 2018 Contents Acknowledgments v Published by: Acronyms vii Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (I-SAPS) House 13, Street 1, G-6/3, P. O. Box: 1379, Islamabad, Pakistan List of Tables & Charts ix Tel: 0092-51-111739739; Fax: 0092-51-2825336 Chapter 1: Introduction 03 Email: [email protected]; Website: www.i-saps.org Chapter 2: Minimum Standards Planning (MSP): Concept and Methodology 09 in collaboration with: Department for International Development (DFID) 2.1 Conceptual Understanding 09 2.2 Objectives of the MSP 10 2.3 Methodology of Minimum Standards Planning 10 ISBN: 978-969-9393-15-0 © 2013 I-SAPS, Islamabad Chapter 3: Situation Analysis 15 3.1 Profile of District Peshawar 15 Designed by: 3.2 Education Statistics of District Peshawar 15 Cubic Media Net 3.3 Education Budget of District Peshawar 19 Chapter 4: Target Setting – Need Based Planning 23 4.1 Enrolment 23 4.2 Number of Schools 23 The information and interpretations of the facts expressed in the study are those of 4.3 Number of Teachers 24 I-SAPS and do not necessarily reflect the views of DFID. Reproduction for non- commercial purposes is authorized, provided the source is acknowledged. I-SAPS Publication iii Minimum Standards Planning for Education District Peshawar 2013 – 2018 Contents Acknowledgments v Published by: Acronyms vii Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (I-SAPS) House 13, Street 1, G-6/3, P. O. Box: 1379, Islamabad, Pakistan List of Tables & Charts ix Tel: 0092-51-111739739; Fax: 0092-51-2825336 Chapter 1: Introduction 03 Email: [email protected]; Website: www.i-saps.org Chapter 2: Minimum Standards Planning (MSP): Concept and Methodology 09 in collaboration with: Department for International Development (DFID) 2.1 Conceptual Understanding 09 2.2 Objectives of the MSP 10 2.3 Methodology of Minimum Standards Planning 10 ISBN: 978-969-9393-15-0 © 2013 I-SAPS, Islamabad Chapter 3: Situation Analysis 15 3.1 Profile of District Peshawar 15 Designed by: 3.2 Education Statistics of District Peshawar 15 Cubic Media Net 3.3 Education Budget of District Peshawar 19 Chapter 4: Target Setting – Need Based Planning 23 4.1 Enrolment 23 4.2 Number of Schools 23 The information and interpretations of the facts expressed in the study are those of 4.3 Number of Teachers 24 I-SAPS and do not necessarily reflect the views of DFID. Reproduction for non- commercial purposes is authorized, provided the source is acknowledged. I-SAPS Publication iii Minimum Standards Planning for Education 2013-2018 4.4 Additional Classrooms 25 4.5 Basic Facilities 25 4.6 Student-Teacher Ratio 26 4.7 Budget Required for Achieving the Targets 27 Appendix 1: Enrolment in Public Sector Schools 31 Appendix 2: Minimum Standards Planning – Additional Teachers 32 Acknowledgements Appendix 3: Minimum Standards Planning – Additional Classrooms 46 Appendix 4: Peshawar District Education Budget 61 The Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (I-SAPS) wishes to thank all those individuals who contributed to the technical part of the study. The research was undertaken by Mr. Abdullah Alam, Research Fellow, I-SAPS as the principal researcher along with technical support from Mr. Muhammad Siddique Tareen, Ms. Rizwana Shabbir and Mr. Waseem Hashmi. I-SAPS is also thankful to the experts who reviewed the draft chapters and suggested improvements. We are grateful to the DFID team for their guidance and support through the Effective Education Budget Initiative (EEBI). iv I-SAPS Publication I-SAPS Publication v Minimum Standards Planning for Education 2013-2018 4.4 Additional Classrooms 25 4.5 Basic Facilities 25 4.6 Student-Teacher Ratio 26 4.7 Budget Required for Achieving the Targets 27 Appendix 1: Enrolment in Public Sector Schools 31 Appendix 2: Minimum Standards Planning – Additional Teachers 32 Acknowledgements Appendix 3: Minimum Standards Planning – Additional Classrooms 46 Appendix 4: Peshawar District Education Budget 61 The Institute of Social and Policy Sciences (I-SAPS) wishes to thank all those individuals who contributed to the technical part of the study. The research was undertaken by Mr. Abdullah Alam, Research Fellow, I-SAPS as the principal researcher along with technical support from Mr. Muhammad Siddique Tareen, Ms. Rizwana Shabbir and Mr. Waseem Hashmi. I-SAPS is also thankful to the experts who reviewed the draft chapters and suggested improvements. We are grateful to the DFID team for their guidance and support through the Effective Education Budget Initiative (EEBI). iv I-SAPS Publication I-SAPS Publication v Acronyms EMIS Education Management Information System GER Gross Enrolment Rate I-SAPS Institute of Social and Policy Sciences MSP Minimum Standards Planning NER Net Enrolment Rate SCR Student-Classroom Ratio STR Student-Teacher Ratio UC Union Council I-SAPS Publication vii Acronyms EMIS Education Management Information System GER Gross Enrolment Rate I-SAPS Institute of Social and Policy Sciences MSP Minimum Standards Planning NER Net Enrolment Rate SCR Student-Classroom Ratio STR Student-Teacher Ratio UC Union Council I-SAPS Publication vii List of Tables & Charts Table 1: Budget Required to Achieve the Targets Set in the Plan 2013-18 27 Chart 1: Enrolment Status in District Peshawar 16 Chart 2: Yearly Enrolment Trends (2010-11 to 2012-13) 16 Chart 3: Dropout Rates at Primary Level 17 Chart 4: Yearly Trends in Number of Schools (2010-11 to 2012-13) 18 Chart 5: Yearly Trends in Number of Teachers (2010-11 to 2012-13) 18 Chart 6: Schools without Basic Facilities 19 Chart 7: Education Budget of District Peshawar 2012-13 20 Chart 8: Increase in Number of Schools (2012-13 to 2017-18) 24 Chart 9: Increase in Number of Teachers (2012-13 to 2017-18) 24 Chart 10: Number of Additional Classrooms Required (2013-14 to 2017-18) 25 Chart 11: Students Teacher Ratio - Adjustment (2013-14 to 2017-18) 26 I-SAPS Publication ix List of Tables & Charts Table 1: Budget Required to Achieve the Targets Set in the Plan 2013-18 27 Chart 1: Enrolment Status in District Peshawar 16 Chart 2: Yearly Enrolment Trends (2010-11 to 2012-13) 16 Chart 3: Dropout Rates at Primary Level 17 Chart 4: Yearly Trends in Number of Schools (2010-11 to 2012-13) 18 Chart 5: Yearly Trends in Number of Teachers (2010-11 to 2012-13) 18 Chart 6: Schools without Basic Facilities 19 Chart 7: Education Budget of District Peshawar 2012-13 20 Chart 8: Increase in Number of Schools (2012-13 to 2017-18) 24 Chart 9: Increase in Number of Teachers (2012-13 to 2017-18) 24 Chart 10: Number of Additional Classrooms Required (2013-14 to 2017-18) 25 Chart 11: Students Teacher Ratio - Adjustment (2013-14 to 2017-18) 26 I-SAPS Publication ix CHAPTER 1 A B C Introduction CHAPTER 1 A B C Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction Education planning is a complex process which involves the decision-making process considering the needs and demands of the system. The planning process moves forward with an aim to rationalize the existing resources and make optimal use of them. Around the globe, education planning is a consultative process where information systems are set up to identify the actual needs of the education system and also specifies the timeframe in which to complete the education plan. However the situation is off-target in case of Pakistan, where even after the passage of 18th constitutional amendment which devolves functions like education to the provinces, the planning process is still confined to the provincial authorities rather than having the say of all the District education plan for stakeholders. In an ideal scenario, the planning process must include the district Peshawar has been demands and needs of the community, guide the plan under the umbrella of developed with an aim to policy priorities set up by the government confining to the available resource improve the access, quality pool and accountability (top-to-bottom) must be ensured in any case. and equity of education in The planning process which includes the opinion of the community is the district. called the Need-Based Planning. It includes participation of the community in order to ensure their active involvement and ownership of the goals-setting and strategy-formulation process. This, on one hand, creates sense of belongingness in local community and on the other hand generates a scope for oversight of the whole planning and implementation process. This makes the authorities accountable to the local people rather than only to the higher-ups. I-SAPS Publication 03 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Education planning is a complex process which involves the decision-making process considering the needs and demands of the system. The planning process moves forward with an aim to rationalize the existing resources and make optimal use of them. Around the globe, education planning is a consultative process where information systems are set up to identify the actual needs of the education system and also specifies the timeframe in which to complete the education plan. However the situation is off-target in case of Pakistan, where even after the passage of 18th constitutional amendment which devolves functions like education to the provinces, the planning process is still confined to the provincial authorities rather than having the say of all the District education plan for stakeholders. In an ideal scenario, the planning process must include the district Peshawar has been demands and needs of the community, guide the plan under the umbrella of developed with an aim to policy priorities set up by the government confining to the available resource improve the access, quality pool and accountability (top-to-bottom) must be ensured in any case.