Kampala. 1,500 schools operating illegally - report Kampala. A new survey in Wakiso and Kampala districts shows that a total of 1,567 schools (39 per cent) are not registered with the Ministry of Education, implying that such schools are operating illegally. The survey commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Sports was conducted by Agile Learning Company (ALC), a provider of ICT solutions. It was conducted in July, as part of a pilot project to map all schools using global positioning system (GPS) technology, embedded in smart phones. According to the survey, out of the 1,567 schools, 1,246 are in Wakiso (56 per cent) while 321 schools are in Kampala. “In Wakiso, a total of 1,246 schools(712 pre-primary, 439 primary and 95 secondary schools) are operational but not yet captured in the ministry database,” the 71-page report reads in part. Enumerators had anticipated to find 2,753 schools captured in the existing Ministry of Education Information Management System database (2013). However, the firm was shocked to find an additional 1,694 schools, bringing the total number of educational institutions in both districts to 4,330. Paradoxically, out of the official schools (2,753), a total of 92 schools, 69 of which are in Kampala, were non-existent. The report says 127 private schools refused to be mapped as administrators were not available to provide the requisite data while others were closed. The school mapping exercise also discovered inconstancies in the naming of schools, with some school names slightly different from those they submitted to the government. Another 118 schools had changed their administrative locations – making it hard to be traced. Mr Arnold Dhatumwa, the commissioner of Education Planning and Policy Analysis, said the problem has been exacerbated by mushrooming private schools that operate before fulfilling the prerequisites. Mr Asadu Kirabira, the in charge of research at the National Private Education Institutions Association, blamed the existence of illegal schools on the bureaucracy involved in licensing of private schools. The numbers 20,000 The total number of private schools across the country. SCHOOLS IN GOVT DATABASE BUT NOT EXISTING ON THE GROUND James & Solome Day Care New Hope Infant School Rovi Kindergarten St Mary’s Nursery School St Paul’s Kevina Happy Angels Nursery Kampala Kindergarten Pearl Kindergarten St Henry’s Infact Stella Maris Day Care Nursery Trust God Nursery & PS Blue Valley Nursery Sch Family Infant Sch Pretty Angels Nursery Sch Biotec Nursery Sch Kibuye Church Nursery Sch Park Hill View Nursery Sch Springs of Joy Nursery Sch St. Stephen Nursery Sch Central Academy -Kawempe Kawempe Global College APCD Intergrated Academy Golden Angels Primary Sch Santa Maria Nursery Sch Mummy’s Pride Nursery Sch Makindye Valley PS St Agnes PS Kalerwe Junior Sch St Luke Nursery Sch Nateete Modern Nursery Sch Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Nursery Sch- Kisugu Glory Junior Sch Mathel Children Centre St Miriam Duggan Nursery Sch Bat Valley Nursery Sch Eranah Nursery Sch Jil Nursery Sch Smart Kids Kindergaten Nabbingo Parents Sch Cape Code PS Mukisa Nursery Sch He and She Nursery Sch Hillpog Junior Sch Happy days Kindergaten King Solomon Pre- Sch His Grace Day Care Mary Immaculate Nursery Sch St.Caleb Junior Sch St Peters C/U Nursery Sch Laurel Pre-Sch and Day care Mentor PS Blessed Angels Nursery Sch Oasis Nursery Sch Wesige Mukama Nursery Sch Eden Glory P/S Betty &Noel Nursery Sch Serena Pre-Sch Janat Infant Sch Good Hope Kindergaten Bilal Islamic Nursery Sch Lady Bird Kindergaten Modern Infants Nursery Sch St.Balikudembe Nursery Sch Old Kampala Nursery Sch Good Hope Kindergaten Moon Light Junior Sch Destiny Junior Sch New Ark Nursery Spires Nursery Sch Montessori Intern. Sch-Ggaba Da Innocent Angels Good Day Nursery Sch King’s Vine Nursery Sch Lavia Junior -Ggaba Victory Infant Sch Cream Hill Nursery Sch Way to Success Preparatory Sch Kibuli Girls SS Kalerwe Junior Sch Yusuf B.Memorial P/S Penstar Day and Boarding Green Valley Kidawalime P/S Hope Education Centre Kazo Parents Nursery Sch St.Balikudembe Nursery Sch Old Kampala Nursery Sch Mulindwa Nursery Sch Nsambya Hill Side Nursery Sch St Claire Nursery Sch St Luke Nursery Sch Three in One Nursery Sch
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