Myanmar Education Sector Snapshot for Comprehensive School Safety and Education in Emergencies Photo Courtesy of: Save the Children Myanmar ! Myanmar Education Sector Snapshot for Comprehensive School Safety and Education in Emergencies Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................. i Using and Updating this Education Sector Snapshot ................................................................................ iii Map of Myanmar ................................................................................................................................................ iv List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................. v 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Demographic Context ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Politico-Socio-Economic Context .............................................................................. 1 2. Education Sector Policy and Management Context ..................................... 3 2.1 Education Sector Policy ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 National Education System ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Public Education Management and Administration ............................................................................ 9 2.4 Monastic Education Schools ..................................................................................................................... 12 2.5 Private Schools ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.6 Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) ................................................................................................ 12 2.7 Inclusive Education ..................................................................................................................................... 13 2.8 Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) ............................................................................. 13 2.9 Education Expenditure .............................................................................................................................. 14 3. Hazards and Risk Overview ............................................................................ 15 3.1 Natural Hazards .......................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Conflicts ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Case Study of Rakhine and Kachin States ............................................................................................. 16 4. School Facilities .................................................................................................. 19 4.1 MOE School Construction and Design ................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Child Friendly School Design ................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Schools-Cum-Storm Shelters Design .................................................................................................... 19 4.4 School Construction Project ................................................................................................................... 20 4.5 Manual/ Guidance Books on Safe School Facilities ............................................................................. 20 4.6 School Facilities in IDP Camps ................................................................................................................ 20 5. School Disaster Management & Educational Continuity Planning ............... 21 5.1 Institutional arrangement for Disaster Management .......................................................................... 21 5.2 Myanmar Action Plan for Disaster-Risk Reduction (MAPDRR) ...................................................... 21 5.3 Capacity Building of Educational Personnel and Children (June 2009- May 2013) ..................... 22 5.4 Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment Tools and Inter-Agency Contingency Plan ................... 23 6. DRR/Climate Change and Conflict Prevention in the Curriculum ............... 25 6.1 DRR Education in the Curriculum ......................................................................................................... 25 6.2 DRR Education Resource Booklets ....................................................................................................... 25 6.3 Peace Education .......................................................................................................................................... 26 ! i! 7. Development, Integration, Coordination and Implementation of Policies 27 7.1 National Natural Disaster Preparedness Central Committee (NNDPCC) ................................. 27 7.2 National Natural Disaster Preparedness Management Work Committee (NNDPMWC) ............. 28 7.3 Disaster Preparedness and Response Education (DPRE) Working Group .................................. 29 8. Conclusion and Recommendations .................................................................. 30 List of References ................................................................................................... 31 Annexes A. Matriculation Pass Rates of the 2012-2013 Academic Year by State/Region ................................ 33 B. Number of Monastic Schools and Students (2010-2011 Academic Year) ...................................... 34 C.!Impact!of!Natural!Hazards!over!the!Period!2008<2013!..............................................................!35 D. Map!of!Myanmar!Showing!Natural!Hazard!Risks!......................................................................!37 E. Assistance!Provided!and!Planned!Response!Activities!for!IDPs!in!Kachin!State!.........................!38 F. Location and Size of IDP Camps in Kachin State .................................................................................. 40 G. Number!of!Temporary!Learning!Schools!(TLS)!to!be!built!in!Rakhine!State!in!2013!.................!41 H. Location!and!Size!of!IDP!Camps!in!Rakhine!State!......................................................................!42 I. School!Design!by!the!Ministry!of!Education!................................................................................!43 J. Institutional!Framework!of!Myanmar!Disaster!Preparedness!Agency!(MDPA)!...........................!44 K. Disaster!Risk!Reduction!Education!Training!Package!(2013)!.....................................................!45! L.!Training!Workshops!for!Educational!Personnel!..........................................................................!46 M. Multi<sectoral!Rapid!Needs!Assessment!Form!for!IDP!Camps!/!Villages!Form!.........................!48 N. Initial!Rapid!Assessment!Protocol!and!Checklist!for!Education!(Draft)!.....................................!51 O.!!Education!Thematic!Working!Group!.........................................................................................!53! P. Disaster!Preparedness!and!Response!Education!Working!Group<!Terms!of!Reference!!............!54! List of Tables Table 2.1- Class Periods and Teaching Hours by School Level .............................................................. 6 Table 2.2- Number of School Holidays and School Days by Month (2012-2013 Academic Year) ..... 6 Table 2.3- Number of Basic Education Schools, Teachers and Students (2012-13 Academic Year) 7 Table 2.4- Number and Percentage of Schools by Department, State/Region and School Level .. 7 Table 2.5- Educational Indicators on Achievement .................................................................................. 9 Table 2.6- Educational Administration at the State/ Region, District and Township Levels ........... 12 Table 5.1- MAPDRR: Development of School Disaster Preparedness Program (Sub-component 4.8) ... 22 Table 6.1- Disaster Related Lesson Topics in the Core Curriculum .................................................... 25 Table 6.2- DRR and HH Related Lesson Topics in Life Skills Subject at the Primary Level ............ 25 Table 6.3- DRR and HH Related Lesson Topics in Life Skills Subject at the Lower Secondary Level ...... 25 List of Figures Figure 2.1- National Education System ........................................................................................................ 5 Figure 2.2- Administrative Structure of the Basic Education Sector ..................................................... 10 Figure 2.3- Organogram of the Basic Education Departments ............................................................... 11 Figure 2.4- Education Expenditure in the Basic Education Sector by Year ......................................... 14 ! ii! 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