11th MCMC Current Issues Presentation

Danish School System:is it

a unique educational
initiative?

Asia Sherazi
PA &AS
Faculty Advisor:Mr.Salman
Choudhry
 Sequence
• Currency
• Introduction
• Why needed
• Daanish School system-brief data
• Salient features of the system
• Issues
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
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 Currency

Source:Daily Express 14th Jan,2011 3

DAANISH SCHOOL – Rahim Yar
Khan

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ORIGINAL SITE

RAHIM YAR KHAN 5

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 Punjab statistics
55% poor of Pakistan belong to Punjab,
Poorest districts with lowest literacy

rates:
1.Rajanpur
2.D.G Khan
3.Muzaffargarh
4.Rahim Yar Khan
5.Bahawalpur
6.Lodhran
7.Bahawalnagar
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Source:UNESCO Education for All Global
Monitoring Report,2006 6
 Policy framework
• Article 37(a)-promotion of educational and
economic interests of backward classes
or areas
• National Education Policy 2009
Ø provinces to make plans to promote equity
in education to eliminate social
exclusion
Ø Dovetailing all educational programmes
Ø Make plans to benefit from demographic
transition
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History
• Idea conceived in 2009
• Punjab Daanish School
&Centres of
 Excellence Authority Act
2010
• Establishment of Core group
• Site surveys
• Construction started
• Establishment of BOGs
• Training of teachers
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 Why Daanish Schools?
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• Poor parents send their children to
“madrassas”
• Low performance of Government
schools
• Poorest segment of society does not
have access to quality education
&enabling environment
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 Brief data

Sr.no Name Area (Acres ) Cost (Rs.in mill)

1. Daanish School for Boys & 100 655.96
Girls,Rahim Yarfor
Khan
2. Daanish School Boys & 550 840.78
Girls,Chishtian,Bahawalpur
3. Daanish School for Boys & 400 900.21
Girls,Hasilpur,Bahawalpur

Recurring cost:Rs.42.01 M(per school)

Source:Daanish schools Authority

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 Students’ strength

year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Boys 110 220 330 440 550

Girls 110 220 330 440 550

Source:Daanish schools Authority 11

 Site selection &
appointment of teachers
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•8 6 S ite s se le cte d ( sta te o w n e d la n d o u t sid e
u rb a n a re a s)
M in im u m a re a fo r th e site is 1 0 0 a cre s ( a n y
a d d itio n a lla n d p re fe rre d )
S u fficie n t q u a n tity o f u n d e rg ro u n d w a te r
b o th fo r d rin kin g a n d irrig a tio n p u rp o se s.
S e le ctio n o f te a ch e rs: 1 st div in relevant
subject, written test
Number of teachers:45 for 06 schools

Source:Daanish schools Authority 12

 Some other sites
Division District Site
Rawalpindi Attock Jand

Jhelum Dina

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi

Sargodha Mianwali Pipla/Harnoli

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 Some other sites
Division District Site

Multan Khanewal Mian Channun

Multan Multan
Lodhran Lodhran

Sahiwal Sahiwal Chichawatni

Lahore Lahore Raiwind

Faisalabad Jhang Jhang

Chiniot Chiniot

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 Eligibility for admissions

• Double orphan • Parents with no

• Single orphan fixed source of
income
• Both parents
illiterate/disabled • Not a resident of
having no town,tehsil.Semi
immovable skilled or
property unskilled parents
• Drop out,both • Resident of
parents illiterate town,tehsil,DHQ
residing in a
• Source:Punjab Daanish School &Centres
kacha house 15
of Excellence Authority Act 2010
 Unique features

• Poorest of the poor

• Aiming quality education
• Enabling environment
• Residential facilities for both faculty &
students
• Unlike other Governmental & Non
Governmental programmes focus is not
on enrolment

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 Issues
•
• Financing
• Availability of trained teachers
• Retention of teachers
• Future plans
• Sustainability

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 Conclusion
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 Financial viability???

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Recommendations
• Equity sharing
• Student subsidies
• Upgradation of existing Govt.schools
• Coordination with NGOs
• Adoption by philanthropists
• Work on endowment fund be
 expedited
• Some vocational training be made
part of education
• Affiliation with higher education
institutions
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 Thank you

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 Q&A

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