1. ASER Pakistan a citizens’ led initiative 1

2. About the ASER Survey The purpose of the ASER rapid assessment survey and its planned annual rounds in rural areas is twofold: 1.To get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic) up to grade II at the district level 2. To measure change in these basic learning and school statistics over time- annually

3. ASER Pakistan – the Architecture Voluntary Surveyors (VSs) (CBOs, NGOs, Colleges, Universities) Village Level 20 Houses per Village District Level 30 Villages per district Provincial Level 2011=85 Districts 2012-2015 = All Pakistan National Level Collaborating Partner Organizations (Master Trainers MT) & Volunteers Chief Collaborating Partners (CCP) External Collaborators (ASER India, PCE, Experts/ Resource Persons) SAFED /ITA Team Provincial Coordinators ASER Associates Master Trainers District Coordinator Donors/ Development Partners

4. ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015 Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16) Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16) Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps Influence National & Provincial policy and actions for RTE. Provides information for tracking trends and MDG/EFA Targets up to 2015 Influence Goal Setting for Post-2015 Agenda ASER addresses double crisis: learning levels of in-school children & OOSC

5. The Information We Collect: Status of Schooling Demographics, Enrollment Status, Institution type etc. Learning level Reading - letters; word; para; story (Class 1&2) Arithmetic- numbers (1-9;11-99); Subtraction 2 digits; division 3 digits by 1 digit (Class1&2) School Statistics Enrollment Attendance ( Teachers, Children) School Infrastructure ( facilities) Class Room Environment School Grants

6. Sample Size Coverage 145 Districts/ agencies across Pakistan Population 30 villages per District through PPS 20 Households ( Randomly Selected) (30×20 =600 Households per District) Schools 30 Govt. Schools per District 1 School per village (If No Govt. School in the village then school in the nearby village)

7. ASER 2013 OUTREACH: 145 Districts/ Territories4350 Villages87000 Households250,000 Children8500 Schools 7 ASER PAKISTAN 2013

8. ASER Pakistan Assessment Tools-Grade II 8 What is the child learning? CHILD ASSESSMENT TOOLS Where is the child going? SCHOOL SURVEY From where is the child coming? HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

9. Key Findings - ASER 2012 23% Children out of school aged 6-16 years old – 20% 6-10 63% Children out of school aged 3-5 years old 87% teachers attend schools - Sindh 83% (lowest) 82% students attend schools - Sindh 60% (lowest) Almost 49% children in class 5 will graduate without class 2 level competencies in Urdu/Sindhi, English and Arithmetic Girls access and learning is lower than boys Missing facilities persist particularly in Primary schools: Toilets ( 50 %), Drinking Water, ( 61% ), Boundary Walls ( 62 %) Mothers who have completed at least primary (highly correlated with children’s access and learning) is Low in Pakistan ( 22 %)

10. Learning Levels are better in Private schools overall 52% children in government and 37% children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2 Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto story. 57% of the children in Government schools and 36% of children in private schools cannot read English sentences More Private school students take paid tuition than government students 6% Government against 25% Private enrolled children take Paid tuition in Rural Areas 87% and 86% teachers in private and government schools respectively were in attendance on the day of the survey 39% 39% primary government schools and 16% private still do not have useable water Learning levels – Public vs. Private Key Findings – Public vs. Private

11. Communicating the ASER Findings Village Village Baithak ( Community gatherings ) review results for action District District Seminar /launch based on ASER findings Civil society coalitions for Education Development Demand generation through advocacy and action posters District Report Cards Provincial / State Provincial Seminar/launch Departmental briefings based on ASER data Policy seminars/dialogues – thematic e.g. OOSC /Gender National National Launch on ASER Findings Briefing to Research institution i.e. SDPI, Jinnah institute, PEAS, etc. And many more.. Global I nfluencing Policy through UNSG Technical Advisory Group on Education Supported by regular media coverage both in Print & TV Communication Channels Used Newspaper TV- campaigns Social Media Face book Twitter Policy booklets Friends of ASER

12. How can ASER inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25 A?  ASER can help assess education with respect to info. on:  Access  Quality  Equity  Planning according to district based assessment – generating District Report Cards (DRCs) linked to the Roadmap to Reforms initiative of the Govt. of Punjab.  Use of ASER data and teams for advocacy on Right to Education – focusing on gender & the excluded groups  Forming District RTE Vigilante Committees mobilizing coalitions, teachers, youth, media and bar associations.

13. Supporters/Partners of ASER 2013 13

14. For more information visit: www.aserpakistan.org Email: safedafed@gmail.com For more information visit: www.aserpakistan.org Email: safedafed@gmail.com