The Education and Sports Annual Performance Report (ESAPR) for Financial Year 2008/09

Abstract

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 Introduction This is the 6th edition in a series of Education and Sports Sector Annual Performance Report (ESSAPR), which was first prepared during the 2003/'04 Financial Year. The report is one of the key documents that will inform and guide deliberations during the 16th Joint Review and 1" integrated Joint Planning, Budgeting and review process slated for February 2010. 2.0 Policy and Institutional Framework During the financial year under consideration, the broad sector policy objectives continued to focus on the expansion of equitable access to quality and relevant education in an efficient and effective manner at all levels. 3.0 Education and Sports Sector Budget Performance FY 2008/09 3.1 Overview of Budget performance The budgetary allocations to the Education and Sports Sector increased by 17.2%, from UGX.767.07bn in FY 2007/2008 to UGX.899.35bn including Donor project support of UGX.112.93bn in FY 2008/2009. The GoU recurrent budget allocation to the Education and Sports Sector during the period under review was UGX.716.74bn of the total discretionary recurrent budget of UGX. 2,516.890bn, translating into a share of 28%. The total sector budget (recurrent and development) allocation was UGX.786.41bn (net of direct donor project aid). 3.2 Overall Recurrent and Development Budget Performance The education and sports sector recurrent budget expenditure performance outturn for primary education in FY 2008/'09 was 27% of the total national discretionary recurrent budget release. This is below the undertakings of 31%. This is as per the MTEF Budget Expenditure Performance Report for the Budget for FY 2008/09 from the MOFPED, which indicates that the Education and Sports Sector received a release of UGX.705.99bn, out of the overall discretionary GoU recurrent expenditure release of UGX. 2,659.470bn. 3.3 Budget Release Performance During FY 2008/'09, total budget release to the Education and Sports Sector amounted to UGX.771.43bn, which translates into a release performance of 98% of the approved budget.