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Nusa Tenggara Timur Primary Education Partnership
(NTT PEP)
| Estimated budget |
A$26.7 million |
| Commenced |
April 2002 |
| Scheduled completion |
April 2008 |
| Counterpart Agencies |
Ministry of National Education |
| Main Locations |
Flores (Ende, Ngada, Sikka Districts) - East Nusa Tenggara |
| Managing Contractor |
SAGRIC International |
Background
The Nusa Tenggara Timur Primary Education Partnership was agreed by the
Australian and Indonesian Governments in 2000 to improve the quality of
education and student educational achievement in NTT, one of Indonesia's
poorest provinces.
Phase I took place primarily in Ngada District from April 2002 until
March 2004. Phase II was extended to include Ende and Sikka districts.
Another review in 2006 determined activities for Phase III, which is scheduled
to run until April, 2008.
Description
The NTT Primary Education Partnership's goal is to support the introduction
of sustainable improvements in the quality of education in Grades 1-3,
in line with Indonesian primary educational and administrative reforms.
The Partnership aims to develop and implement improved classroom practice,
school and community-based management, and supportive district and sub-district
educational management.
Achievements/outcomes
- Improved approaches to teaching, learning, and classroom management
.
- Improved ability of teachers to produce their own classroom materials.
- Provision of classroom resources to 3000 classrooms in 1000 schools.
- Increasing managerial ability of primary head teachers.
- Greater understanding by schools and school communities of minimum
service standards expected by the Ministry of National Education, and
the rights of children.
- Development of school plans, improved school budgeting, and the consequent
distribution of school infrastructure grants.
- An increase in the number of active and effective school committees.
- Increased involvement of women in school committees.
- Fairer means of selection for head teacher and school supervisor positions
resulting, among other things, in appointment of a greater proportion
of women.
- Improved training for newly appointed head teachers and supervisors.
- More effective long-term strategic planning for education.
- Greater willingness for cross-district collaboration by district departments
of education.
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