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1.1.0 Educational Services

Tabora municipality has a number of tertiary, secondary, primary, and nursery school facilities. Some of these are among the oldest and the best in the country.

1.1.1 Tertiary, Secondary and Primary education

There are three Universities located in Tabora municipality including; Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora and two branches of Theophil Kisanji University College and Open University College. Tabora municipality is also home to five colleges including: Tabora Secretarial College, which was recently, renamed Public Civil Service College, Tabora Ardhi Institute, Tabora Teachers Training College, Railway Training College, and St Paul’s Seminary Kipalapala. All of the colleges are Government owned except St. Paul’s Seminary Kipalapala that is owned by the Roman Catholic Church. The universities and colleges enrol students from all over the country.

1:1.2 Secondary Education Overviews

Tabora Municipal Council provides Education including Secondary Education. Secondary Education is provided in 23 public Secondary Schools and 9 Private ones. Enrolment in these Secondary Schools in 2016 is shown in the table below.

Table: 1 Secondary School in the Council

Map No: 03 Existing secondary schools Tabora Municipality

Tabora School, a boys’ secondary school in Tabora municipality was the first secondary school to be established in the country in 1940 to serve the sons of British rulers and Tanzanian Chiefs. It is in this school where the father of the nation and first President of Tanzania (1964 – 1985), the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere went to school.

Table: 2 Enrolment of Students Form I-VI

 Public Secondary Schools enrolment includes   11,774 students of which 6,260 are boys and 5,514 are girls.  Private Secondary Schools              enrolment is 4,195 students of which 2,445 are boys and 1,750 are                girls.

1:1.3     School infrastructure and furniture status is shown in the table bellow

Following is a table showing Teachers by Qualification, School infrastructure and furniture.

Table: 3 Teachers by qualification and Gender

Table: 4 Teachers Demand and Deficit

NOTE: Teachers demand is determined by subjects in each school

Table: 5 School infrastructure and furniture

Enrolment expansion

SEDP performance is experienced in areas concerning enrollment where students   selected for Form one all get chances in Secondary School by 100%.Form V chances have also been expanded enabling many selected students at Form IV Stage to join Form V. SEDP has also led to having a D by D type of Governance to lower levels. It is true that through SEDP, Community participation in School Management is enhanced and communities feel a sense of owner ship of Secondary Schools.

2.2.1 Enrolment and Access

Table.7 Registration of Students form one and five from 2009 to 2015

Plate 05: Tabora school

The problems facing Government secondary schools in Tabora municipality are similar to those facing Government secondary schools in the country and they include shortage of funds to maintain existing infrastructure and facilities, high enrolment rates with increasing student/teacher ratio, shortage of teachers especially Science teachers, poor teaching facilities and services (lack of standard text books, inadequacy and/or inadequately equipped laboratory facilities, shortage of desks, tables, toilets, student hostels and staff quarters), lack of transport facilities, lack of sufficient playing grounds, long walking distances for day students making them  vulnerable to abuse, poor remuneration for teachers, and diminishing quality of students qualifying for secondary education.

Some wards in the municipality do not have secondary schools including: Kabila, Isevya, Tambukareli, Kanyenye, Gongoni, Ifucha, Kakola, and Ntalikwa.

During focus group interviews in Tabora municipality, political interference in education was also cited as one of the factors which have led to diminishing standards in secondary education in the municipality.

1.2.0 Primary School 

Tabora municipality manages 62 primary schools within its area of jurisdiction. The average class size in Tabora municipality is 58 against the recommended 45 by the Ministry of Education

Map No:04 Existing Primary schools Tabora Municipality

1.2.2.0 Primary Education Department

1.2.2.1  Education Overviews: 

Tabora Municipal council like other Councils in the country has a major role of providing education including Primary and post Primary Education.

1.2.2.2 Primary:

Tabora Municipal Council has 73 Government Primary Schools and 6 non-Government School.  The Government Pre-primary & Primary Schools have a total of 52,828 pupils of which 26,106 are boys and 26,722 are girls.  The private primary Schools have a total of 3,938 pupils of which 2005 are Boys and 1,833 are Girls.  There are 590 permanent classrooms, 109 teachers’ houses and 703 pit latrines.  Current status on teachers, school infrastructure and furniture is as presented in the tables below: -

Table 1:1 – Teachers by qualification and Gender: -

Table 1:2 Teachers Demand and Deficit:

NOTE: Teachers demand is obtained from the standard PTR of 1:45

Table 2 – School infrastructure and furniture:

1.2.2.3 – Post Primary Education: 

The Municipality is also involved in facilitating Secondary School Education.  There are 31 Secondary Schools of which 4 are central Government owned, 19 are Community Secondary Schools and 8 are private schools.  The Council also has 1 teachers College.

Table 3 – Registration for STD. One 2016: 

Enrolment in grade Pre-primary _ VII has also increased as indicated in the table below

Table 4. Enrolment of children Pre-primary and Grade I - VII - 2016 311[G0vt.Pr.School]

1.2.2.4 Teachers recruitment and Deployment:

The Council did not recruit new teachers in 2016

1.2.2.5 – Construction:

Construction of Schools infrastructures including classrooms, teacher’s houses, pit latrines, stores, and offices is being carried out using PEDP funds in collaboration with NGOs and the Community.

APRIL – JUNE. 2016

Construction activities comprised of 7classrooms, being the combination of the new constructions and the previous constructions carried forward.

1.2.2.6 Out of school children and Youths:

Efforts have been made by the council to establish complementary Basic Education in Tanzania (COBET) for out of school children and youths by

Identifying teachers and students.

Sensitization of Communities and parents towards education and other basic rights to children.

Establishing a system of regular and periodic collection of data for out of school children.

1.2.2.7 Quality Improvements:

Quality improvement comprises of:

Improving teacher effectiveness

Ensuring adequate availability of good quality learning and teaching materials.

Maintaining educational standards by ensuring provision of necessary support to teachers.

1.2.2.8 Human Resources:

Tabora Municipal Council has 1,042 teachers of which 705 are female and 367  male.

60 Teachers are undergoing professional and academic training in various colleges.

1.2.2.9 HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is now a national disaster and it touches all sectors schools included. The Council in consultation with NGOs has conducted AIDS Control Programmes to students, teachers and Ward Coordinator. Some measures taken include:-

• Sensitization of school pupils through meetings, plays, video shows on how to be aware of this deadly disease.
• Out of school youth groups have been organized in every ward so that they keep on sensitizing the public on HIV/AIDS
• UNICEF organizes Seminars on how to assist orphans whose parents have checked for HIV/AIDS.

Corruption is another crosscutting issue, which is important if the successful implementation of PEDP and overall provision of Social Services including education is to be achieved. The Council and the education department in particular is involved in taking necessary measures to combat corruption in general and in the education sector in particular. Measures taken to combat corruption include:-

• Provision of education and training on good Governance, constitution and various laws to the public in order to make them aware of their basic rights.
• The District Commissioner and Municipal Director have provided education on ways of combating corruption to the community in all 29 wards through meetings.
• After three months, all heads of department fill secret forms to identify suspects of corruption. The forms are sent to the D.C. for further action and investigation.

  1.2.2.10 Special School Education:

Education for children with special needs is also given priority in the Council. The Council has 2 special schools one for the blind and other for the deaf. Also the Council has special annex for mental retarded children attached to Mwenge and T/School Primary Schools.

There are also 3 schools with inclusive education.

 Awareness creation is still on to ensure that parents and the entire community understand the importance of education for disabled children.

Targerts

• Number of Classrooms constructed increased from 590 [2015] to 1,480 by 2020
• Number of Classrooms renovated increased from 85 [2015] to 220 by 2020
• Number of desks  increased from 8,314 [2015] to 21,932 by 2020.
• Number of desks  ratio improved  from 1;7 [2015] to 1;3 by 2020.
• Book pupil ratio improved from 1;6 [2015] to 1;1 by 2020
• Number of Pit Latrines constructed improved from 743 [2015] to 2,384 by 2020
• Pit Latrine ratio for Girls reduced from 1;76 [2015] to 1;20 by 2020
• Pit Latrine ratio for Boys reduced from 1;75 [2015] to 1;25 by 2020
• Number of Cupboards increased from 16 [2015] to 73 by 2020
• Number of Chairs increased from 1,475 [2015] to 2,553 by 2020
• Number of Shelfs increased from 403 [2015] to 1,388 by 2020
• Number of Teachers Office increased from 104 [2015] to 146 by 2020
• Number of Stores increased from 28 [2015] to 73  by 2020
• Number of Tables increased from 940 [2015] to 2,125 by 2020
• Number of Teachers houses increased from 109 [2015] to 1,369 by 2020
• Number of Beds in Special Schools increased from 240 [2015] to 341 by 2020

Primary School Educational Challenges

• Lack of science teachers;
• Lack of sufficient water supply;
• Lack of standard text book;
• Poor infrastructure;
• Inadequate incentives to motivate teaching staff and students;
• Political interference in primary school administration by councillors; and
• Low capacity of ward Education Co-coordinators.

A general government policy guiding the location of government nursery schools is that every primary school should have a nursery school. So Tabora municipality could have a minimum of 62 nursery schools.

Tabora region has two vocational training colleges. One established in 1999 is located in Tabora Municipality and another is located in Uyui District. The college offers long-term courses (two years or more depending on the type of course) and short-term courses whose duration is one week to 6 months.

1.2.2.11 Challenges facing Vocational Training include:

• Shortage of staff: There are only 39 permanent staff against an establishment of 48 staff.
• Accommodation for students;
• Limited number of courses offered and
• Lack of sufficient funds.