COVID-19 Situation in Secondary Schools and Boarding Facilities
COVID-19 situation in secondary schools as of January 26, 2021, presented by the Ministry of Education. All schools were closed on January 18, 2020, with boarding school learners retained for assessment and testing due to mass infection. Students are isolated following health guidelines. A summary of students still in schools with boarding facilities shows divisions and enrollment numbers. Students sampled per division had varying positive and negative results. Support to schools includes psychosocial and nutritional support, additional shelter, and standardized procedures. Requirements in boarding schools for managing COVID-19 include tents for isolation and specialized PPE for staff. Challenges include some schools releasing students without testing.
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COVID-19 SITUATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS OF 26THJANUARY, 2021 PRESENTED BY MoE AT EDUCATION CLUSTER MEETING ON 28THJANUARY, 2021
COVID-19 SITUATION IN SCHOOLS ALL schools were closed on 18thJanuary, 2020 Boarding school learners were retained to be assessed and tested Preliminary testing results showed mass infection To cut school-community infection cycle a decision was taken to maintain all boarders in school Students are isolated as per health guidelines on COVID-19
SUMMARY OF STUDENTS STILL IN SCHOOLS WITH BOARDING FACILITIES DIVISI ON ENROLMENT IN BOARDING SCHOOLS INCLUDING DAY/CDSS WITH BOARDING FACILITIES RELEASE D STILL IN THE SCHOOL SHED 4166 3082 1084 SEED 8367 3009 5358 SWED 4448 3004 1444 CWED 8138 4155 3983 NED 11218 3554 7664 CEED 7211 2686 4525 TOTAL 43,548 19,490 24,058
SUMMARY OF STUDENTS SAMPLED AND THEIR RESULTS PER DIVISION DIVISION SAMPLED POSITIVE NEGATIVE SHED 288 163 125 SEED 1003 196 807 SWED 871 454 417 CWED 1204 506 698 NED 1171 499 672 CEED 778 414 364 TOTAL 5,315 2,232 3,083
SUPPORT TO SCHOOL SUPPORT TO SCHOOL Psychosocial support Nutritional support Additional shelter in terms of tents Providing sporting activities School related support Standard operating procedures for boarding schools developed and circulated
REQUIREMENTS IN BOARDING SCHOOLS Students in boarding schools were retained to cut school community transmission A total number in the boarding schools is 43, 869 Boarding schools have registered large numbers of students who are positive. To manage the situation in boarding schools we need 1000 tents to be used for isolation of those positive , asymptomatic and those quarantined awaiting tests. Each of the 121 boarding schools requires at least 4 tents giving 484 The other day schools require a tent for isolation 605 staff who support students in boarding schools need specialized PPEs just like health workers in isolation centres. The staff also need training on how to handle COVID cases in the schools as they man the isolation centres
CHALLANGES CHALLANGES Some schools released continuing students without being tested In some cases students were released by health personnel after screening and testing Parents and guardians not trusting schools to take care of their wards hence pressuring for release of students Delay in health officials in testing the students
Challenges Challenges Not enough nutritional support due to limited funding in boarding schools Lack of monitoring and support in the isolation hostels Lack of PPEs for the frontline teachers who interact with the students on daily basis Some teachers reluctant to provide academic support in fear of contracting the virus Lack of protocols for handling a symptomatic student
SUMMARY DATA OF MSCE CANDIDATES DIVISION NED CEED CWED SEED SHED SWED TOTALS MSCE CANDIDATES 2804 1802 2155 1708 846 1037 10352
MSCE CANDIDATES MSCE CANDIDATES Administration of MSCE ends on Friday the 29thJanuary, 2020 There are 10,352 candidates who are boarders Some of these candidates were screened and tested how ever there was no monitoring by health personnel to track their progress in readiness for discharge after examinations After exams this group ceases to be students hence difficult to control MoH is mobilising to screen test and discharge these students into the community
Secondary school teachers gap Available teachers 11,585 Gap as per establishment 4,415 Gap based on need on the ground 10,415 Requirement to decongest schools 800
