Kisoko girls

PROFILE OF KISOKO GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL

Kisoko Girls primary school is located in Bendo Zone, Kisoko Sub County, West Budama North in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda. It is fifteen (15)  Kilometers from Tororo Municipality along the Tororo-Nagongera-Busolwe Road, 500 meters from Kisoko sub-county and near St Poul church of Uganda,  It is boarded by two schools that is Kisoko Boys’ primary school and Kisoko High school.

The school started far back in 1926 by the church of Uganda. It was for teaching religion and the first teachers were lay readers.

Head Mistress

It continued up to 1926 when it was made a sub-grade school and it was for both girls and boys under Owor Obadia as a headteacher (a lay reader.)

In 1936, Mr. Rample a white man took over the school from the church of Uganda and the school was still for both boys and girls.

In 1938, Mr. Ochieng Zaphania became the first headteacher of the school as Kisoko school.

In 1940, Madam Najeko Dina became the first headmistress of the school as Kisoko Girls’ primary school and Kisoko Boys’ was separated from it, but the two schools remained under the same Management committee till the year 2001, when the management committee for both school were separated under madam Owere Odumo as the headteacher of the school.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Classrooms: The school has 10 class-rooms which are fair and other four old structured rooms that needed to be renovated.

NB: The old missionary structures need to be renovated both the hall and the classrooms plus the dormitories.

According to the meeting, we had with “Elizabeth” commissioner from the ministry of education and sports if Lobbed the school can be helped.

Dormitories:

The school has 3 three dormitory blocks.

Two that were constructed during missionary time are at a sorry state.

Latrine:

Kitchen:

The school has a kitchen and food store that also requires some renovation.

Fence:

The school current fence wires have been cut by unknown community members rendering the school to be at a very bad security status

Currently thorny fence is being planted in replace

Teachers Accommodation.

The school has 3 blocks which is two in one each therefore can be occupied by only 6 teachers comfortably

The school lacks enough accommodation for the staff and non- teaching staff.

Strategic plan for kisoko girls primary school

The school has adopted the following strategic plan in order to improve the academics in the school

Academics: Daily exercise – exercise books

Weekly tests – Reams of papers/ ink/ Stencils

Monthly tests – Reams of papers/ ink/ Stencils

Mid-term tests - Reams of papers/ ink/ Stencils

End of term exams- Reams of papers/ ink/ Stencils

Preparations;-

·        Complete schemes of work done each term (approved)

·        Daily lesson planning for the whole term (approved daily)

In structural materials

·        Prep books 3 per teacher per term= 144 books per teacher

·        Pens 10 per term per teacher =360 pens /pencils (7 pkts 4 blue and 3 red per term. )

·        Manilas – infants 100 manilas per term x3= 300  per year

·        Middle – 50 manilas per term x3= 150 per year

·         Upper – 50 manilas per term x3= 150 per year

Course books – Needed at least 2 pupils per book as opposite to current 5 pupils per book.

Chalk – 2 cartons- coloured 5 grosses and 1 cartons of white chalk

Pencils – coloured – for infant use mainly

Human Resource

·        Currently the school has 16 teachers;-  5 male  and 11female 

·        How I wish the government policy of 53 pupils per teacher could be implemented, the school would have 24 teacher on staff for the 1224 pupils registered this year-2018

CHALLENGES

·        Unnecessary transfer of teachers without replacement, making other subjects not to be taught effectively

·        Unnecessary transfer of children from one school to another

·        Low enrollment of pupils in the boarding section

·        Lack of mid- day meals for the pupils

·        Poor parents attitude towards  pupils education

·        Low facilitation for teachers

·        Late coming and absentiseem of the pupils.

·        Poor implementation of decisions made during parents’ meeting

·        Poor leaner’s attitude towards their studies

·        Walking long distance to and from school by some learners

·        Lack of committement by the learners

·        Lack of printing machine/ photocopier at school making it expensive to process learners weekly and monthly tests

·        Unlockable classrooms

·        Under staffing

·        Inadequate sitting facilities  especially for infant classes