Design and Development of a Resource Allocation Mechanism for the School Education Sector 2000

Design and Development of A Resource Allocation Mechanism Gihan Wikramanayake DSCS Rs Rs Rs

Design and Developed for

GEP II - Financing Component

Used by All Provincial Schools in Year 2000

National Schools has agreed to use

Resource Allocation Mechanism is called

NBUCRAM Formula

N orm B ased U nit C ost R esource A llocation M echanism

Objectives To provide educational resources, on a rational and equitable basis, for quality inputs and maintenance replacement activity. Issues Identified and Addressed

Inadequate resources

No equitably distribution

Not a transparent system

No formal mechanism

Norms

Allocations for Quality Inputs (QI)

QI Expenditure % - School Sections

Deprived School Allocations

Unit Cost

Cost per Student by

School Category and Student Group

Resource Allocation

Consumables and Equipment

for subjects in each Grade

NBUCRAM

School Sections 1-5 6-9 10-11 12-13 Arts/Com. 12-13 Sc. School Categories 1-5 1-9 1-11 1-13 Arts/Com. 1-13 Sc. 6-13 Arts/Com. 6-13 Sc. 1-13 Sc. 1-5

Student Groups 1-100 101-300 301-500 501-750 751-1,000 1,001-1,500 above 1,500

Desired Students by School Category School Category Desired Actual Students Classes 1-5 600 1 1-9 1080 1 1-11 1350 1 1-13 Arts/Com. 1620 2 1-13 Sc. 1620 6 6-13 Arts/Com. 1020 2 6-13 Sc. 1020 6 30 Students per class, 4 class per year

Allocations for QI (2000)

2% Education Recurrent

for Consumables and Equipment

WP 66,402,900 NCP 20,353,900

25% Education Capital

for Equipment

WP 38,250,000 NCP 20,000,000

10% Education Capital

for Maintenance and Repairs

WP 15,300,000 NCP 8,000,000

Allocations for QI (2000)

95% School Category (all Provincial Schools)

Provincial National Students

WP 1405 (96%) 60 (04%) 169,436 (19%)

NCP 767 (99%) 10 (01%) 24,669 (09%)

05% Deprived Schools (among them)

Schools Students

WP 93 (06%) 8,481 (01%)

NCP 174 (22%) 14,918 (05%)

Recurrent and Capital QI Expenditure %: School Sections School Section Recurrent Exp. Capital Exp. % % 1-5 25 15 6-9 35 35 10-11 25 30 12-13 Arts/Com. 5 5 12-13 Sc. 10 15

1-13 Sc. 10-11 12-13 Arts/Com. 12-13 Sc. Allocation for Schools by Sections Deprived 1-5 1-5 1-9 6-9 1-5 6-9 1-5 Rs

School Allocation: 1-5 Schools (95%) Min = 50% Max Rs. 27,000 Rs. 10,000 Recurrent Capital Maint. North Central Rs. 18,000 Rs. 12,000 Rs. 6,000 Rs. 7,000 Western

School Allocation: 1-13 Sc. Schools (95%) Min = 50% Max Rs. 67,000 Rs. 42,000 Western Recurrent Capital Maint. North Central Rs. 40,000 Rs. 44,000 Rs.15,500 Rs. 15,500