EXCERPT FROM THE CENSUS REPORT

SCHOOL FACILITIES

Facilities here refer to Classrooms, Toilets, Blackboards and Water. For the 2013/2014 school census a total of 7,015 classrooms were recorded in public primary schools. Out of this number 56% is usable. For the public secondary schools, a total of 4,167 classrooms were recorded out of which 57% is usable. Pupil-Classroom-Ratio for primary is 66 while that of secondary is 75. At the primary level, 37.7% of the total classroom need major repairs, 80% does not have adequate seating, 68.1% has no good blackboard, 22% of the classes are held outside and 74.8% has no good health facility or first aid. At the secondary level, 20.5% of the classrooms are in need of major repairs, 80% has no adequate seating, 68.1% has no good blackboard, 22% of the classes are held outside and 50% has no good health facility or first aid. For water situation at the primary level, only 3% of the total number of schools has access to pipe-borne water, 5.2% has access to borehole, 1% has access to well, 3.4% has other sources of water supply and 87.4% has no access to water. At the secondary level, 4.2% has access to pipe-borne water, 3.8% has access to borehole, 3.2% has access to well, 5.4% has other sources of water while 83.3% has no access to water. For toilet situation at the primary level 64.6% of the schools has no toilet at all whereas 35.4% has at least one toilet. Pupil-Toilet-Ratio at the primary level is 152 pupils to 1 toilet. At the secondary level, 51.6% of the total number of schools has no toilet at all whereas 48.4% has at least one toilet. Pupil-Toilet-Ratio in the public secondary school is 155 students to 1 toilet.

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