Education
Pre-Primary and Special Education
There are 20 care centers with 1,075 children. There is also a center for the deaf at Mugeza Primary School and there is another school for the blind at the same location.
Another school for the mentally handicapped children is currently accommodating 200 pupils at Tumaini Primary School .
Primary Education
There are 26 Primary Schools including two special schools. Out of these schools, 20 are owned by government and 6 are private owned. Bukoba Urban has a substantial number of children who fail to get enrolled at the age of seven due to shortage of classrooms to accommodate all the school going children. The drop out rate is 2% and caused by truancy, pregnancy, and death. There is also a big shortage of teaching materials and other teaching aids. The number of pupils in the said primary schools as per 2004 reports is 14,509. Boys are 7,000 and girls 7,509. Total number of teachers is 342 for both grade III B/C and III A.
The infrastructure in primary schools is as follows:
Building |
Required |
Available |
Shortage |
Classrooms |
384 |
207 |
177 |
Teachers houses |
342 |
37 |
303 |
Office/Store |
373 |
157 |
216 |
VIP latrines |
695 |
217 |
458 |
Source : Education department, 2004 report.
The present critical shortage of buildings is mainly caused by very limited development fund allocations by Central Government for school buildings purposes. Most of the schools do not have sufficient furniture due to inadequate funds.
The furniture statistics in primary schools are as follows:
Type of Furniture |
Required |
Available |
Shortage |
Desks |
5,568 |
4,052 |
1,516 |
Tables |
460 |
234 |
226 |
Chairs |
482 |
220 |
253 |
Cupboards |
277 |
184 |
93 |
Source : Education department, 2004 report.
At present there are enough teachers. Female teachers represent 70% of the total establishment.
Secondary Education
Bukoba Urban has eight secondary schools, five of these are owned by the central Government, and the remaining three are private. Parents and the urban community have realized the need to contribute and raise funds for building the required structures for secondary schools. Through contributions funds collected have enabled the construction of classrooms and laboratories and purchase of furniture in the existing secondary schools. Also there is a plan to establish one secondary school each year through community contributions and other interested stakeholders.
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