Education and Sports

Summary of completed projects from FY 2011/12- To date

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;

Mainja George, District Education Officer- 0772580216
Thabugha Ernest , Principal Inspector of Schools-0772884406

 

 

 

 

 

Kahyana Jerome , Sports Officer-0782139679
    Masika Harriet, Inspector of Schools – 0774419621

 

 

 

 

 

Biira Jocinta , Office Attendant- 0783547859
Okide Moris , Driver- 0774640929
Birungi Zamu, Office Typist