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World Bank Documents L Staff Appraisal Report L Working Papers for the Third Education Project Vol Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 25073 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT (IDA-25000) ON A Public Disclosure Authorized CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF US$17.1 MILLION TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS FOR A THIRD EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized June 10, 2003 Human Development Sector Unit East Asia and Pacific Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. Public Disclosure Authorized CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective March 1993) Currency Unit = Solomon Islands Dollars (SBD) SBD 2.930 = US$ 1 US$ 335,570 = SBD 1 Million FISCAL YEAR January 1 December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CDC Curriculum Development Center CHS Community High School DfID Department for International Development, United Kingdom EFA Education for All MDG Millenium Development Goals MEHRD Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development MHMS Ministry of Health and Medical Services NZODA New Zealand Official Development Assistance PILL Pacific Islands Literacy Levels PIRU Planning, Implementation and Research Unit SAR Staff Appraisal Report SICHE Solomon Islands College of Higher Education SIG Solomon Islands' Government UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Family Planning Agency Vice President: Jemal-ud-din Kassum Country Manager/Director: Zhu Xian Sector Manager/Director: Emmanuel Y. Jimenez Task Team Leader/Task Manager: Rekha Menon SOLOMON ISLANDS THIRD EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT CONTENTS Page No. 1. Project Data 1 2. Principal Performance Ratings 1 3. Assessment of Development Objective and Design, and of Quality at Entry 2 4. Achievement of Objective and Outputs 6 5. Major Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcome 12 6. Sustainability 14 7. Bank and Borrower Performance 15 8. Lessons Learned 17 9. Partner Comments 18 10. Additional Information 21 Annex 1. Key Performance Indicators/Log Frame Matrix 22 Annex 2. Project Costs and Financing 22 Annex 3. Economic Costs and Benefits 23 Annex 4. Bank Inputs 24 Annex 5. Ratings for Achievement of Objectives/Outputs of Components 26 Annex 6. Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance 27 Annex 7. List of Supporting Documents 28 Project ID: P004629 Project Name: SB-EDUCATION III Team Leader: Rekha Menon TL Unit: EASHD ICR Type: Core ICR Report Date: June 10, 2003 1. Project Data Name: SB-EDUCATION III L/C/TF Number: IDA-25000 Country/Department: SOLOMON ISLANDS Region: East Asia and Pacific Region Sector/subsector: Secondary education (56%); Primary education (16%); Health (15%); General public administration sector (11%); Tertiary education (2%) KEY DATES Original Revised/Actual PCD: 10/24/1991 Effective: 12/28/1993 10/29/1993 Appraisal: 09/25/1992 MTR: 11/24/1996 11/24/1996 Approval: 05/25/1993 Closing: 06/30/1999 12/31/2001 Borrower/Implementing Agency: SIG/MIN EDUC.& H.R.DEV. Other Partners: STAFF Current At Appraisal Vice President: Jemal-ud-din Kassum Gautam S. Kaji Country Director: Xian Zhu Marianne Haug Sector Manager: Christopher Thomas Himelda Martinez Team Leader at ICR: Rekha Menon Albert Aime ICR Primary Author(s): Luis Benveniste; Rekha Menon; Lingzhi Xu; Ian Collingwood; Naoki Umemiya; with Junxue Chu 2. Principal Performance Ratings (HS=Highly Satisfactory, S=Satisfactory, U=Unsatisfactory, HL=Highly Likely, L=Likely, UN=Unlikely, HUN=Highly Unlikely, HU=Highly Unsatisfactory, H=High, SU=Substantial, M=Modest, N=Negligible) Outcome: S Sustainability: UN Institutional Development Impact: M Bank Performance: U Borrower Performance: S QAG (if available) ICR Quality at Entry: U Project at Risk at Any Time: 3. Assessment of Development Objective and Design, and of Quality at Entry 3.1 Original Objective: In 1992, there were about 65,700 students enrolled in primary schools and 6,700 in secondary schools, with just about 1,200 students attending beyond Form 3 (Grade 9). The level of participation by females showed a decrease from about 37% in Form 1 to about 29% in Form 4. Data from the 1990 Pacific Islands Literacy Levels (PILL) test demonstrated that although most primary school graduates could perform simple literacy tasks after 6 years of education, 18% of students were considered "at risk" in basic numeracy skills. Teachers were ill-prepared, especially at the secondary level where there were no adequate pre-service training programs at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE). Twenty three percent of upper secondary teachers were expatriates. Goverment expenditures in education showed a declining trend and were heavily skewed towards the higher education sector. Education service delivery in general, and especially the primary level, relied on a high degree of cost recovery. Another group of profesionals trained at SICHE are nurses and midwives. In 1992, the Solomon Islands had the highest population to nurse ratio in the Pacific at 730:1 which was low compared to most developing countries and especially a concern given the remote locations of some health facilities and the poor health status of the population. The development objectives for the Third Education and Training Project reflected four policy priority areas of the Solomon Islands' Government (SIG): (a) easing the bottleneck to secondary education access, particularly at Forms 4 and 5, while encouraging greater participation of females at this level: (b) improving educational quality at the primary and secondary levels; (c) reviewing the allocative efficiency and strenghtening the management of the educational system; and (d) responding to a shortage of skilled nurses and midwives. These priorities had been established through a series of sectoral studies conducted jointly by other donors and IDA, and acknowledged by all parties at two Donor Round Tables. In addition, while the project was under preparation, Cyclone Nina had seriously damaged or destroyed primary school facilities in four provinces. SIG requested that IDA consider financial support to address this emergency situation. Thus, the specific objectives of the Third Education and Training Project were to: 1. Expand access to secondary schools, while increasing female participation to 45%; 2. Introduce lower unit-cost day secondary schools at the village level; 3. Improve the quality of primary and secondary education through teacher upgrading and in-service training, curriculum inputs and increased availability of educational materials; 4. Enhance the efficiency and management of the educational system; 5. Expand the supply of nurses and midwives; 6. Strengthen budgeting and financing planning to promote the rationalization of the education sector; and, 7. Undertake emergency rehabilitation or reconstruction of education facilities damaged or destroyed by Cyclone Nina in January 1993. 3.2 Revised Objective: The project objectives were not revised. - 2 - 3.3 Original Components: Component 1. Secondary Education Expansion The Secondary Education Expansion component provided for (a) the expansion and renovation of eight existing secondary schools (grades 7 to 11), including workshops, science laboratories, staff housing and boarding facilities to promote participation of girls; and (b) the construction of five new village junior secondary day schools (grades 7 to 9). Component 2. Teacher Upgrading The Teacher Upgrading component supported (a) the development of an Advanced Diploma at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education for accreditation into teaching at the secondary level in the fields of English, Mathematics, Business Studies and Social Studies; (b) upgrading of 25 to 30 existing teachers to the Advanced Diploma level per year; (c) provision of 5 to 10 overseas fellowships for teacher upgrading from diploma to degree level on an annual basis; (d) short-term overseas fellowships for two two SICHE teacher trainers; and (e) construction of staff houses at SICHE. Component 3. Curriculum and Materials The Curriculum and Materials component included: (a) syllabi review and development for the recently-introduced "mixed mode" curriculum in secondary schooling; (b) funding for a printing facility, the construction of a storage warehouse and staff housing for the Curriculum Development Center (CDC); (c) materials production, printing and distribution; and (d) in-service training for primary teachers in the use of the existing and new educational materials and textbooks developed at the CDC. Component 4. Nurses' Training The Nurses' Training component included (a) civil works construction and remodelling for classrooms and accommodation at SICHE's School of Nursing in the Kukum Campus and selected rural health facilities; (b) review of the nursing curriculum, including a practicum graduation requirement for students at selected provincial hospitals; (c) staff upgrading through in-service and overseas training; and (d) increase the supply of nurses by raising enrollment to 50 students per year to meet identified shortages. Component 5. Staff Development The Staff Development component sought to improve the efficiency and management of the education system by (a) providing training for Ministry of Education and Human Resources (MEHRD) middle-level and management staff; (b) developing an MEHRD policy handbook and school management manuals; and (c) providing in-country and overseas training for CDC, assessment, inspectorate
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