Citizen Report Card Study Education Sector District Okara - Punjab Goal 4 of the UN Sustainable Goals: ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’. Providing education to all the citizens of the country is a primary responsibility of the Government. Without an educated population, no country can make progress and compete with other nations. In Pakistan, the number of out of school children is huge. As education falls in the Provincial Governments domain, it has to make a determined effort to achieve the goals of the SDGs in the education sector by the year 2030. To determine the state of the services provided by the Punjab Government in District Okara, Transparency International Pakistan undertook this research. The objective of the study is to provide the Punjab government with an external review of the services offered to the general public with recommendations to address the gaps to improve the state of the education sector in the Province. This research will be disseminated amongst the Punjab Government, civil society organizations, academia, media, public and other stakeholders. TI Pakistan is confident that the Punjab Government will utilize this report to improve the performance of the Education sector at the district level to improve the facilities provided to the general public. This research has been made possible due to a grant from Transparency International Secretariat. Saad Rashid Executive Director Transparency International Pakistan © 2018 www.transparency.org.pk Ashfaque Ahmed [email protected] [email protected] Saad Rashid, Executive Director Transparency International Pakistan would like to thank Ms. Saima Batool President, Sudhar Development Organization (SDO) and members of her team for collaboration in the study. Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report. All information was believed to be correct as of October 2017 as per sources quoted in this report. Nevertheless, Transparency International Pakistan cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the contents beyond the sources verified for the purpose of the study. Nor can Transparency International Pakistan accept responsibility for the consequences of its uses for other purposes or in other contents. Contributions to this report by authors external to Transparency International Pakistan do not necessarily reflect. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN 2 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Background ................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Study Objectives ......................................................................................... 16 1.3 Duration ....................................................................................................... 16 1.4 Scope ........................................................................................................... 16 2. Research Methods.......................................................................................... 17 2.1 Research Design .......................................................................................... 17 2.2 Focus Group Discussion ............................................................................. 18 2.3 Sample Technique and Size ........................................................................ 18 2.4 Instrument of Data Collection ..................................................................... 18 3. Analysis and Results ...................................................................................... 19 4. Recommendations ......................................................................................... 31 5. References ..................................................................................................... 32 5 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN List of Acronyms CRC Citizen Report Card DSP Differential Stipends Policy FGD Focus group discussion GER Gross Enrolment Ratio GIR Gross Intake Ratio GoP Government of Punjab NEP National Education Policy NER Net Enrolment Rates NFE Non-formal Education NGO Non-Governmental Organization RSU Reform Support Unit SIP School Improvement Plan SMC School Management Committee SSP Standard Stipends Policy TED Teacher Education and Development TI Transparency International 6 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN List of Tables Table 1. 1 Pakistan Teacher student ratio ........................................................................ 13 Table 1. 2 Number of Schools in Okara ............................................................................. 15 Table 1. 3 Number of students and teachers in Okara ..................................................... 15 Table 3. 1 Gender .............................................................................................................. 19 Table 3. 2 Tehsil ................................................................................................................ 19 Table 3. 3 Teachers attending school daily ....................................................................... 19 Table 3. 4 Teachers' Punctuality ...................................................................................... 20 Table 3. 5 Teachers' individual attention .......................................................................... 20 Table 3. 6 Teachers' qualification ..................................................................................... 21 Table 3. 7 Teachers performing their duties well ............................................................. 21 Table 3. 8 Incidents of Corporal Punishments .................................................................. 21 Table 3. 9 Condition of School Building ............................................................................ 22 Table 3. 10 Maintenance of School building ..................................................................... 22 Table 3. 11 School Building for Education Purposes ......................................................... 22 Table 3. 12 Availability of Free Course Books ................................................................... 23 Table 3. 13 Availability of library....................................................................................... 23 Table 3. 14 Facilities for Differently able children ............................................................ 24 Table 3. 15 Availability of Furniture .................................................................................. 24 Table 3. 16 Cleanliness in schools ..................................................................................... 25 Table 3. 17 Cleanliness around schools ............................................................................ 25 Table 3. 18 School Security ............................................................................................... 25 Table 3. 19 Boundary wall ................................................................................................. 26 Table 3. 20 Availability of Water ....................................................................................... 26 Table 3. 21 Availability of clean toilets ............................................................................. 27 Table 3. 22 Air Ventilation ................................................................................................ 27 Table 3. 23 Proper lights in Schools .................................................................................. 28 Table 3. 24 Extracurricular Activities ................................................................................ 28 Table 3. 25 Unnecessary demand of money ..................................................................... 29 Table 3. 26 Administration performing their duties ......................................................... 29 Table 3. 27 Cooperation of school Administration ........................................................... 29 Table 3. 28 Corruption in Schools ..................................................................................... 30 Table 3. 29 Redressal of Complaints ................................................................................. 30 7 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN List of Figures Figure 1. 1 Number of schools at Primary, Middle and Secondary level .......................... 10 Figure 1. 2 Student Enrollment at Primary, Middle and Secondary level ......................... 11 Figure 1. 3 Overall Enrollment at Primary, Middle & Secondary 2015-16 ....................... 11 Figure 1. 4 Enrollment by Gender in Punjab ..................................................................... 12 Figure 1. 5 View of a public school in Okara ..................................................................... 14 Figure 1. 6 Infrastructure availability in public schools .................................................... 14 Figure 2. 1 Enumerators with TI Pakistan representative ................................................ 17 Figure 2. 2 Focus Group Discussion .................................................................................. 18 Figure 3. 1 Gender ............................................................................................................ 19 Figure 3. 2 Tehsil ..............................................................................................................