INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY ICU SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

Introduction In a soccer match goals are the most important thing as there are

Introduction Continued This report is going to present the research findings of the research

Introduction Continued The sample size of the research was 10 pupils and 40 teachers

Section A Pupil’s Responses Highest level of education of parent or guardian Main profession

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Accessibility of education (schools) 30% Do you have sufficient

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How far is it to school (distance) 10% What

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Do you have all the school requirements (full uniform,

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How do you evaluate the free education policy 40%

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How do you rate yourself concerning the use of

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Quality of education being offered to pupils 20% 60%

Section B teacher’s responses Assessment of Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) key performance indicators

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY (ICU) SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Review of Formal Education System in Zambia Research Findings Report PREPARED BY: JOHN PHIRI SIN: 1610350491 PROGRAM: BACHELORS OF ARTS DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES COURSE: COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEM ASSIGNMENT FIVE YEAR: 2017

Introduction In a soccer match goals are the most important thing as there are ones that determines the best. No mater how skillful the players may be or how good the team may play without scoring goals the team is mot the best. In other words, results are the most important part of the soccer match. The situation is not different for a research. The important part of a research is observing the research ethics while and after conducting the research and accurate presentation of research findings.

Introduction Continued This report is going to present the research findings of the research about the review of the education system in Zambia. The the research was conducted between February and March in 2017, in Chilenje ward, Kabwata constituency, Lusaka district, Lusaka province Zambia. The research was concerned with “reviewing the education system in Zambia” with the main focus on teachers and pupils in formal education.

Introduction Continued The sample size of the research was 10 pupils and 40 teachers from within Chilenje ward. The sampling method which was used in the research was simple random sampling. The researcher will present two (2) sections and certain parts of certain sections from both pupils and teachers’ questionnaires. The report is divided into two section, the first section will present results on the finding of the pupil’s responses and the second section will present findings on the teachers’ responses to the survey.

Section A Pupil’s Responses Highest level of education of parent or guardian Main profession of the head of household secondary 20% 30% Tertiary 80% 30% 10% 30% Tertiary secondary Business Civil servant Farmer Private sector employee

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Accessibility of education (schools) 30% Do you have sufficient number of schools in your area [PERCENTAGE] 70% Accessible Very accessible YES No

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How far is it to school (distance) 10% What mode of transport do you use when going to school Cycling 10% Bus/car 30% 20% 60% Walking 60% Not far Quite far Far Very far Bus/car Walking Cycling

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Do you have all the school requirements (full uniform, books, pencils, etc. ) Do your parents/guardians ever complain about the cost of taking you to school Yes 20% 40% No 80% 60% No Yes

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How do you evaluate the free education policy 40% Effective 20% Fair Very effective

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued How do you rate yourself concerning the use of the english language (reading and writing) To what extent do you agree that delivering academic instruction in your local language improve your performance Are you able to read and write in: local language 20% 40% 30% 40% 20% 60% 20% 70% No Good Agree Strongly agree Very good Strongly disagree Disagree Yes

Section A Pupil’s Responses Continued Quality of education being offered to pupils 20% 60% 20% Excellent Fair Good

Section B teacher’s responses Assessment of Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) key performance indicators Improve school governance, teacher supervision and quality assurance systems Introduce ICT as a teaching &learning tool 11% 3% 5% 38% Very effective 1. Very effective 2. Quite effective 60% 24% 59% 4. Not available Quite effective Not available

Section B teacher’s responses Assessment of Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) key performance indicators continued Increase support to community schools to provide quality education Recruit and deploy teachers especially in rural areas 9% 20% 18% 14% 39% 1. Very effective 17% 33% 49% 2. Quite effective 3. Not effective 1. Very effective 2. Quite effective 3. Not effective 4. Not available

Section B teacher’s responses Assessment of Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) key performance indicators continued Provide adequate and timely teaching and learning materials Pupil/Teacher Ratio 3% 1% 18% 16% 31% 13% 84% 8% 1. Very effective 3. Not effective 15 -1 30 -1 35 -2 8% 40 -1 45 -1 50 -1 60 -1 70 -1

Section B teacher’s responses Assessment of Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) key performance indicators continued Net Enrollment Rate (%) 2% 12% Drop outs (%) Completion Rate (%) 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 6% 7% 12% 9% 9% 11% 10% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 0 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 45 50 55 0 40 50 60 70 75 80 85 86 90 95 100