Literacy

► Literacy is traditionally meant as the ability

to read and write . ... The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy as
the "ability to identify, understand, interpret,
create, communicate and compute, using
printed and written materials associated
with varying contexts.
 Ranking Of Pakistan in world

► Accordingto World Economic Forum’s Global

Human Capital Report 2017, Pakistan is at
the 125th out of 130
The Sindh Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act,
2013
‘Education as the fundamental right of the
child, the government must provide equal
opportunity of quality education to all
children to realize their full potential and
contribute to the development of society
and economy creating a sense of
nationhood and inculcating values of
tolerance, social justice and democracy.’
Enrolment in Secondary &
Higher Secondary Schools
Public School Teacher Academic
Qualification
 Condition of School Buildings
► Fewer than 23% of school buildings can be
classified as ‘satisfactory’, while 14% of
schools are ‘dangerous’ & 17% are ‘shelter-
less’. Furthermore, 45% of schools have no
toilet facilities and 53% have no drinking
water facility; both of these are particular
barriers for girls.
Condition of School Buildings
 Key Figures for Poor Condition of
Schools
► Shelter-less
schools = 8,280
► One Room Schools = 8,920
► Two Room Schools = 17,923
More than 70 per cent of Secondary
schools, and more than half of Higher
Secondary schools, do not have library
facilities.
 Quality of Education
► IBASukkur, is employed to carry out
assessment of students AT Grade 6 in
Mathematics, Languages and Sciences. The
result shows a poor state of learning. A
cumulative average score of 22 per cent
was achieved in all three subjects: 32 per
cent in Languages, 19 per cent in
IBA Sukkur Assessment Results
 Challenges
► Weakened Governance
 Fragmentation
 Lack of Clarity in Inter-Tier Relationships
► Poor Quality of Teachers & Managers
► Quality of curriculum, textbooks & exams
► Low level of literacy
► Out of school children
► Dropouts
 Challenges
►Public Private Partnership
►In-adequate financing
►Gender Equity
►Poor monitoring & evaluation
►Imbalance in primary, middle &
secondary schools
►Inconvenient school location
 SALIENT FEATURES OF SINDH
EDUCATION PLAN
• Universal and Free Primary and Secondary Education
• Promotion of Equity
• Minimum National Standards
• Relevance to Labour Market
• Sector Planning
• Financial allocation of 7% of GDP by 2018
• Encourage Private sector
• Link Allocations to Definition of Free Education
• Improve Planning, Management and Implementation Capacity
• Donor Harmonisation
• Overcoming Fragmented Governance
 SALIENT FEATURES OF SINDH
EDUCATION PLAN
• Bridging the Public Private Divide
• Improved Examination System
• Introduction of Early Childhood Education (3-5 years) & inclusive
education.
• Achieve the MDG goals.
• All Primary schools shall be upgraded to Middle level
• Well developed plan for expanding school facilities.
• High priority to reducing drop out rates
• Improved school environment
• Career Counselling at higher secondary level
• Develop national literacy curriculum
• Enhance qualifications for employment as teachers
 Future Plans for Education in
Sindh
► 1. Tripartite Partnership:
 The role of family, the community and the
State. All need to be mobilized.
► 2. Free Education Upto Matriculation:
► 3. Provision of Free Textbooks:
► 4. Grant of Scholarships and
Incentives to Girl Students:
► 5. Availability and Accessibility of
Schools Particularly in Rural Areas.
► 6.Teacher’s Status and Recruitment of
Female Teachers:
 Better status and pay for teachers.
 Experience has demonstrated that schools with
female teachers function well particularly at Primary
level.
► 7. Improvement in Learning Environment:
 Better infrastructure through School Management
Councils.
► 8. Technical / Vocational Education:
 It is important to provide demand related skills.
► 9. Instructional Methods:
 Emphasis must be given on development of analytical
faculties of the students.
10. Teachers’ Training and Knowledge:
 To improve teachers’ knowledge of the subject and
equip them with a wide repertoire of teaching skills.

11. English Language:

 Introduction of English from Class – I.
 Future policy reforms will emphasize the teaching of
science subjects in English at public secondary
schools.