Education

Enhancing inclusive and equitable access to and participation in education for all and as well as enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in the district has been a priority of the District Assembly.  Although educational sector takes the largest percentage of Assembly’s budget annually, conditions in most schools are still not encouraging. The analyses of the educational situation in the district include physical infrastructure, teaching staff, strength and ownership of existing facilities.

The district has a total of 174 public schools, of which 62 are KG, 62 Primary Schools, 48 Junior High Schools, and 2 Senior High Schools. In addition to this; the district also has 85 private schools. The district has 948 trained teachers and 325 untrained teachers in both public and private basic schools.  

The District does not have any tertiary institution. The table below shows the number and levels of schools in the district.

Table 7: Number and Levels of Schools in the District.