COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROJECT TITLE EDUCATION SYSYEM

COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROJECT TITLE: EDUCATION SYSYEM IN ZAMBIA: The Case of Kanini Ward, Ndola Central Constituency Name : Simunji Program : Bachelor of Arts –Development Studies SIN 1704312079 :

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF NDOLA

GEOG RAPHIC CHARACTERISTI CS O F THE STUDY • Ndola is the city at the center of economic development in Zambia. It is located at the junction of roads leading to several cities and towns on the Copperbelt and beyond. • The name of the city is derived from a tributary of the Kafubu River known as kandola. It is the only town in Zambia which sits on a river that cuts through the center of the district. • Ndola started as a BOMA, (British Overseas Management Area) and a trading post during the colonial era. It was founded in 1904 by John Edward “Chiripula” Stephenson, just six months after Livingstone, making it the second oldest colonial era town of Zambia. • With a population of 455, 194 (2010 census), it is the third largest city in Zambia after Lusaka and Kitwe. It is the commercial and industrial center of the Copperbelt. • Ndola has four constituency namely Bwana Mukuba, chifubu, Ndola central and finally Ndola Central, were my project was done specifically in Kanini Ward.

PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS • Introduction • Education, as a sector, has an important role to play in the social and economic development of a country. • One of the important goals of development is to reduce poverty which is mainly dependent on economic growth which subsequently relies heavily on the knowledge and skills present in the country’s economy. • The development of knowledge and skills is mostly the responsibility of the education sector. • It is, therefore, important for national and economic development that the education sector provided quality education which should be accessible to as many citizens as possible.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION OF RESPON D ENTS • The table shows the percentage and frequency distribution of teachers who took part in this study in my Ward. • The majority of the teachers had attained secondary school diploma which is about 65% and the least majority had primary basic school degree.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% what is the primary/basic highest level of school certificate education primary/basic secondary school masters degree school diploma degree The graph shows the percentage distribution of teachers who took part in this study in my Ward. The majority of the teachers had attained secondary school diploma which is about 65% and the least majority had primary basic school degree.

ACCESSIBILITY OF EDUCATION • The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of teacher’s responses on whether distance covered by pupils to school affected their access to education. • The majority of the teachers (60%) stated that the distance did not affect student’s access to education while 40% stated that it did. This is further shown by the figure below.

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS DROPS • The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the responses of teacher’s school dropout rates. • The majority of the teachers stated that the dropout rate was in the range of (20 -50) % and this accounted for 45% of the teachers. • The minority of the teachers stated that the dropout rate was in the range of (5 -10) % and this accounted for 10% of the teachers respectively.

DROP OUT RATES TEACHERS RATING OF STUDENTS DROPOUT RATES 20 18 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 8 6 4 4 2 0 10 -20% 20 -50% 10 -20% 5 -10% 20 -50% 5 -10% Less than 5%

MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL RECORDS • The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the responses of the teachers on the availability of a record management system in their schools. • The majority of the teachers (85%) stated that they had a record management system in place while 35% stated that they had no record management system in place in their respective schools.

DISTRIBUTION RECORD MANAGEMENT PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION ON RECORD MANAGEMENT 40 85% 35 30 25 20 15 10 15% 5 0 No Yes

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCHOOL RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM • The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the response of the teachers on the effectiveness of the record management system in their schools. • The majority of the teachers stated that the record management system in place in their schools was quite good, effective and very effective representing 35%, 37. 5% and 25% of the teachers respectively. • The least majority of the teachers stated that the record management system in their schools was poor and accounted for 2. 5% of the teachers.

LITERACY LEVEL (%) • The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of teacher’s rate of grading of students level of literacy in the sampled schools. • Out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 6 were not sure of the level of literacy in their respective schools. • Of the 34 who were sure of the literacy levels in their schools, the majority said the level was either 75% or 60% and the minority said the levels either 45%, 54%, 72% or 65%.

TEACHER/PUPIL RATIO • The above table shows that out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 5 were not sure of the Teacher pupil ratio in their schools. • Of the 35 who were sure, the majority (10) said the ratio was 1 teacher to 40.

NET ENROLMENT RATE • The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the response of the teachers on the Net Enrolment rate of pupils in their respective schools. • Out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 13 were not sure of the Net Enrollment rate in their respective schools. • Of the 27 who were sure, the majority(9/27) said the Net Enrollment Rate was 70% and the minority said it was 90% or 95%, or 78%(1/27).

CONCLUSION • In conclusion, the tables, pie charts and graphs presented the findings of the Level of education system in Kanini Ward of Ndola Central Constituency. • From the findings, it is recommended that the Ministry of Education should increase on the Teacher pupil ratio. • There is a need for more deployment of teachers in the ward. • Secondly the findings also indicate that in most schools there is poor record keeping. • It is therefore recommended that the Ministry should conduct workshops to equip the school management on record management skills.