1) The document provides data on schools in Swabi district from December 2014, including enrollment numbers, teacher absenteeism rates, closed schools, and other metrics.
2) Over 900 schools were surveyed, with 18% of teachers and 18% of students absent. Several schools were reported closed or illegally occupied.
3) The district steering committee met to discuss issues found in the data and directed actions be taken regarding absent teachers, closed schools, and other issues. However, no reports had yet been received on actions taken.
4) The summary highlights key findings on the school system and governance issues raised by the monitoring unit that required follow up.
2. Independent Monitoring Unit, Swabi
Presentation on
December, 2014 Data
M.KHALID ZAMAN
DISTRICT MONITORING OFFICER SWABI
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3. District Profile
? Total Area: 1543 sq Kms
? Total Population: 1,026,804 with Annual growth rate of 3% (1998
Census)
? Population density 665.5 per square kilometer.
? Urban Rural ration 17:83
? Literacy Ratio: 54% male, 18.3% Female (1998 Census)
? 3 Universities (GIK at Topi, Swabi at Anbar, Benazir (F) at Swabi)
? Kernel Sher Cadet College at Ismaila, 1 Post Graduate and 6 Degree
Colleges for Male and 6 Degree Colleges for Female, 1 Commerce
College, 1 Technical and 1 Vocational College.
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?Administrative Division
?2 sub divisions (Swabi and Lahor)
?4 Tehsils (Swabi, Topi, Lahor and Razzar)
?56 Union Councils
?08 Police Stations
?02 NAs and 06 PKs
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9. Closed Schools 9
26 closed schools out of 935 visited schools
Boys schools = 12 Girls schools = 14
Details
10. Closed Schools
Gender wise details
Gender
Total schools
surveyed
Total
Closed
Reason of Closure
Student and staff is
absent
School is non
Functional
Militancy Other Reasons
Male 538 12 03 0 0 09
Female 397 14 07 03 0 04
Total 935 26 10 03 0 13
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24. Level wise enrollment attendance gap
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19
15 16
18
16 15 16
18
16
19
58
56
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Class KG Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10 Class 11 Class 12
Percentage of Enrolled and Absent Students
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30. Schools without building
Overview
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03 schools without building(excluding mosque Schools) out of 935 visited
schools
Boys schools = 02
Girls schools =01
Details
35. PTC
No.of Schools
visited
PTC Meetings
in previous
month
Schools having
balance but no
PTC meeting
Funds received
from Govt
Funds received
from other
sources
Expenditures in
the current
financial year
Available
Balance to
be spent
935 276 408 20.8 Million 20.6 Millions 20.08 million 20.9 millions
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36. NTS Male & Female Advertised seats
and Factual position of those schools
? Male schools list
? Female schools list
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37. Actions taken on the decision of DSC
Meeting
? The DSC meeting was held on 09th December, 2014 and the directives
issued by the chair have already been mentioned above. But so far no
reply has been received from District Education Officer (Male) or District
Education Officer (Female) in regard to any action taken by them.
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38. District steering Meeting
Decision Taken on November, 2014 DSC
? Illegally occupied:
? 21 schools have been reported illegally occupied in the month of November 2014. Out
of these 21 schools 4 are Male and 17 are female. It may also be mentioned that in
some schools female teachers are living in a room because of its far flung location but
even they are reported partially illegally occupied.
? The chair directed that all illegally occupied schools must be retrieved. Help of the
Revenue department, if need be, may also be sought in the retrieval process. Help of
the Local police may also be taken. Report of the retrieved schools must be submitted
within 15 days.
? No report has been received yet
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39. ? Closed school:
? 62 schools have been reported closed in the month of November 2014.
? Out of these 62 schools 31 were male and 31 were female. It may also be
mentioned that out of 62 closed schools 34 are reported in the 4 hilly UCs of
Gadoon area.
? The chair directed that action must be taken against the officials of the closed
schools and the same shall be communicated to this office within 15 days.
? No report has been received yet
? Permanently closed or non-functional schools:
? The chair directed DEO Male and DEO Female to prepare a list of permanently
closed and non-functional schools and if they cannot be rendered functional
report to that effect must be submitted within 15 days.
? No report has been received yet
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? Absent teaching and Non-teaching staff:
? 162 teaching staff and 97 Non-teaching staff have been reported un-authorized absent in the
month of November 2014.
? The chair directed that stern action must be taken against teaching and non-teaching staff. And
report of the actions taken must be shared in the next DSC that would take place after 15 days.
? Habitual Absent teaching and Non-teaching Staff:
? The chair expressed his displeasure over the lethargic approach of education department and
directed that stern action must be taken against them, even if it may include dismissal from their
service. The chair also expressed his concern over the non-reporting of habitual absent teaching
and non-teaching by the concerned principal and head masters.
A list of 46 Male teachers and 63 Non-teaching staff whose salary has either been stopped or one day salary
has been deducted. Where as reported absence of the remaining absent teaching staff has been justified on
one pretext or the other i.e. detailed posting, performing duty some where else and on casual leave.
No report of any action taken has been received from DEO Female. Despite a request for the same data vide
Letter no.165/DMO E & SE and subsequent Email.
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41. Issues / Recommendations
? GGPS Pirtab Banda and GGPS Kunda Mangal Chai have proxy teachers. The
same has been reported time and again but no action has been taken so far.
? Issue of the detailed posting
? Updated PTC bank statement
? Provision of official data of teaching and non teaching staff place of posting.
? There is no uniform policy for the distribution of PTC. Some Schools get
Rs.5000 rupees per room per year whereas other get Rs.7000?
? Reportedly recently appointed SST in GGHS Utla, Miss Nosheen Wahab and
recently Appointed CT in GGHS Utla Miss Faiza Saeed are also performing as
teaching assistant in FEF degree college Zaida
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42. Security related data:
? 68 Male Schools without boundary wall
? 10 Female schools without boundary wall
? 529 male schools with a single non-teaching staff
? 369 female schools with a single non-teaching staff
? 83 Single teachers schools
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Details of visited schools