EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Mandate
The Education department is responsible for the effective service delivery of all decentralization education related services at IECD primary, secondary, tertiary (BTVET) that are decentralized, by providing support supervision, monitoring and inspection, recommending to the CAO on issues of recruitment, deployment, promotion, disciplining staff and also advise on issues of infrastructural development in schools, all geared towards improved service delivery in the department.
Kasese District Education Department is headed by Mr. Mainja George as the District Education Officer who works with a very committed team which includes the following ; Mr Thabugha Ernest the Principal Inspector of Schools, Kuruthum Moshi – Senior Education Officer ,Kahyana Jerome –Sports Officer, Masika Harriet –Inspector of Schools, , Mutsangirwa Biryande Edson – Inspector of Schools, Birungi Zamu- Office Typist , and Bwambale Moris- Driver.
The Department has partners including UNICEF, Save the Children-Uganda, Baylor Uganda, FAWE-Uganda, Enable, RIFO Foundation, Kiima Foods, WWF, PEAS among others.
Education institutions in the district, both Government and private;
S/N |
Level |
Government |
Private |
1. |
IECD |
N/A |
488 (158 Licenced & 46 Registered |
2. |
Primary Schools |
233 |
202 |
3. |
Secondary Schools |
22 |
135 |
4. |
Tertiary |
02 |
09 |
Universities – 4 (Bugema University, Mountains of the Moon, Team University, Uganda Christian University) all are private institutions.
Education Sector |
No.of Boys |
No. of Girls |
Total no. of students |
Primary |
81,472 |
87,276 |
168,748 |
Secondary |
6,446 |
5,080 |
11,542 |
Tertiary (Bwera Teachers Collage- BTC) |
|
|
168 |
Tertiary (Lake Katwe Technical Collage –L.K.T.C) |
|
|
270 |
The District Hosts Uganda Wildlife and Research Institute, in Katwe-Kabatoro Town Council.
Staffing Level
Sector |
Ceiling |
Status |
Gap
|
Primary Schools |
3048 |
2996 (1877 Males,1119 Females ) |
53 |
Secondary |
1277 |
560 (487 Males, 123 Females) |
717 |
Tertiary |
60 |
45 (32 Males, 13 Females) |
15 |
Photos of departmental staff;




- Masika Harriet, Inspector of Schools – 0774419621


