Assessment of the Education Sector in Northern Iraq / Kurdi- stan Region of Iraq (KRI) A Sector Study Herbert Bergmann on behalf of GIZ 8/12/2015 Education Sector Assessment Kurdistan, Iraq Table of Contents Introduction to the Education Sector of Iraq ................................................................................................................. 1 The Situation of Education in the Governorate of Duhok .............................................................................................. 3 Organization and management ................................................................................................................................. 3 Curriculum and School Books ................................................................................................................................ 3 Inspection and Supervision ................................................................................................................................... 4 Teacher Development ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Examination Results - Effectivity and Quality ............................................................................................................ 5 Teacher Salaries ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Access ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Schools, Pupils, Teachers ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Children not in School ........................................................................................................................................... 7 IDP and refugees ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Numbers and location ........................................................................................................................................... 8 The provision of education for IDPs and Refugees ............................................................................................... 9 Donor community response .................................................................................................................................... 18 Needs assessment ................................................................................................................................................... 19 INSET for the Special Conditions of IDP and refugee Children ................................................................................ 22 Vocational Training Centre Zakho - Status and needed action ................................................................................ 24 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 1. On the TVET Center Zakho .............................................................................................................................. 25 2. INSET ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Teaching Methods with Large Learner Groups ................................................................................................... 25 Psycho-Social Support ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Financial Incentives for Teachers ........................................................................................................................ 26 School busing ....................................................................................................................................................... 26 Annexes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Terms of Reference.................................................................................................................................................. 27 DoE Organization Chart ........................................................................................................................................... 30 INSET Courses Organized by the Directorate of Teacher In-Service Training .......................................................... 31 Selected statistics about IDP and Refugee Education situation .............................................................................. 34 The Structure of the System of Education ............................................................................................................... 36 Support of the British Council to the Duhok Inspectorate ...................................................................................... 37 Photographs of the TVET Center Zakho ................................................................................................................... 38 List of Tables Table 1: Examination Results 2014/15 , Duhok Governorate ........................................................................................ 6 Table 2: Learning Institions in Duhok Governorate ....................................................................................................... 7 Table 3: Participation in Schooling by Refugee and IDP children ................................................................................... 7 Table 4: Displaced Persons by category and Location ................................................................................................... 9 Table 5: IDP and Refugee Camps in Duhok Governorate ............................................................................................... 9 Table 6: Schools by Location and Gender .................................................................................................................... 11 Table 7: Schools by Location and Education Level ....................................................................................................... 11 Table 8:Schools for IDPs and refugees (enrolment and teachers) ............................................................................... 12 Table 9: Enrolment and GER in Iraq, 1997/98 to 2008/09 ........................................................................................... 13 Table 10: Changes of Enrolment - Bersive Camp Autumn 2015 .................................................................................. 13 Table 11: Pupil:Teacher Relations by Location ............................................................................................................ 16 Table 12: Education Supplies distributed by UNICEF ................................................................................................... 19 1 Page Education Sector Assessment Kurdistan, Iraq List of Abbreviations CFS Child -Friendly Spaces CIEP Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques DDE District Directorate of Education DoE Directorate of Education DoH Directorate of Health DRC Danish Refugee Council ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development g1 … 12 Grade 1 … 12 GER Gross Enrolment Rate GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GR Gender Relation IDP Internally Displaced Person INGO International Non -Governmental Organization INSET In -Service Education of Teachers IQD Iraqi Dinar IS Islamic State NFE Non -Formal Education NGO Non -Governmental Organization NRC Norwegian Refugee Council PCR Pupils per Classroom PTA Parent -Teacher Association PTR Pupil: Teacher Ratio = Nr. of pupils per teacher SC Save -the -Children SNC See table SOP Standard Operating Procedure STR Student: Teacher Ratio = Nr. of students per teacher TLM Teaching/Learning Material ToR Terms of Reference TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UNESCO United Nation Education, Science and Culture Organization UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund US$ United States Dollar 2 Page Education Sector Assessment Kurdistan, Iraq Introduction to the Education Sector of Iraq The education system of Iraq is structured like most Arab education systems. It has five levels, Preprima- ry (age 4-5) Primary (age 6-11), Intermediate (age 12-14), Preparatory/Vocational (age 15-17) and higher education (age 18-22). The Intermediate and Preparatory level constitute Secondary Education (for de- tails see the annex “The Structure of the System of Education”). The Situation of Education in the Governorate of Duhok In Kurdistan, Primary and Intermediate level are combined into Basic Education, with Secondary educa- tion covering grades 10-12, ages 15-17. Teacher pre-service education is done in the faculties of educa- tion of the Kurdistan universities. Kurdish authorities were permitted to introduce the Kurdish education system into schools for Kurdish population long before IS came into the arena. They claim that they had done so. The Governorate of Duhok consists of four administrative districts, Amedi, Duhok, Sumel, and Zakho.