Education

There are 232 Education establishments in the District starting from elementary* to college Don Bosco Technical College) and enrolls around 22,000 students. There is a total of over 660 teachers in these schools. About 70% of the schools are run by the Government and 30% by the churches. Approximately 20% of the schools have permanent structures while the rest are semi-permanent or bush material buildings. Most of the church-run schools are generally in respectable condition whilst some Government-run schools have deteriorated infrastructure and facilities.

Elementary and Primary Schools
There are 221 elementary, lower, and upper primary schools in the District. Six of them are new elementary’ schools that are yet to be registered. Upper Lower Koronigle has the highest number of elementary” schools with 36, followed by Gena Waugla with 26, Kup with 25, and the Kerowagi Urban has 2 elementary schools. Bunamugl Primary” School has grades three to six classes only while the 35 upper primary schools accommodate grades 3 to 8 with most of the schools again in Upper Lower Koronigle LLG with 13.

Technical Vocational Education Training Schools
There are eight (8| Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) schools in the District.
Six are run by the Government and two are run by the Catholic Church. Kup and Binde Goma TVET got registered in 2017 while the rest are operating schools.
These institutions are very critical to accommodate the increasing number of young population in the District that miss out on advancing to further levels of education. It
provides the avenue for them to obtain technical skills training that will enhance them to contribute to the development of their District and the Province, and also improve their
wellbeing.

College/Tertiary Institutions
The National Government in partnership with the Catholic Church has given approval recently” for the existing Catholic Church-run Don Bosco Technical College at Migende to
be elevated to a University” status so students can continue from elementary to university in their own District. This is an excellent partnership between the Government and the
Catholic Mission to drive effective delivery of education services in the District. Over this Han period, capacity building and rehabilitation of institution facilities need to be done at
the Don Bosco Technical College in order to strengthen facilities needed to become a fully operational University.