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	Bangladesh Country Report 2016
1. Independent Private Schools
Encouraging innovation by providers	Established
Teacher standards	Latent
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?	Central government (for secondary)
Teacher appointment and deployment	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?	School (School council, principal, parent association) (for primary and secondary)
Teacher salaries	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?	School
Teacher dismissal	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?	School (School council, principal, parent association), without government review ( for secondary)
Curriculum delivery	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?	Central government & School
Classroom resourcing	Latent
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?	Central government (for primary)
Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable	Average student-teacher ratio of 30:1 (for primary)
Holding schools accountable	Established
Student standards	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Please specify the standards	Private schools have the freedom to set standards, which needs to be approved by the government. Government also approves international curriculum set by institutions like Edexcel, Cambridge, International Baccalaureate Organization
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?	Yes
Student assessment	Established
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on standardized exams?	Standardized exams are administered in selected grades annually.
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.	Grade V, Grade VIII, Grade X, Grade XII
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
Inspection	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?	Yes.
What is the name of the inspection agency?	Primary: Directorate of Primary Education Lower Secondary School - Local Related Deputy Director College & Madrassa - Education Board
What is the frequency of inspection	For secondary, there are two rounds of inspection. The first inspection is 3 years after the school has started its operations. If the school is approved in the first inspection, then the second inspection is 5 years after that.
Improvement planning	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?	Yes (for both primary and secondary)
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?	No (for both primary and secondary)
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?	No (for both primary and secondary)
Sanctions	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?	Yes (for secondary)
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration	For both primary and secondary schools, School Closure is a type of sanction that can be enforced if the schools, colleges and madrassas do not meet the criteria set by the Government of Bangladesh.
Empowering all parents, students, and communities	Established
Information	Established
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?	Annual information on standardized exam results is made available to parents. Data are not disaggregated (by school, socioeconomic background, gender, other types of disadvantage, etc.)
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam	Grade V, Grade VIII, Grade X, Grade XII
Information on student performance on standardized exams is made available from which sources?	Websites, Boards
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?	No
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups?
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?	No
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?	For primary: School leadership and management, Teaching and learning, Finance, Infrastructure For secondary: School leadership and management, Pupil learning achievement in national exams or passing grades
Information is made available from which of the following sources?	PTA meetings
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?	No
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups?
Voice	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?	No (for both primary and secondary)
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?	No (for both primary and secondary)
Financial Support	Established
	Bangladesh
Does the government provide tax subsidies or cash transfers for families attending independent private schools? Please describe.	No
Promoting diversity of supply	Established
Tuition fees	Established
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine tuition fee standards?	Schools set fees, but are subject to review from government
Ownership	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?	Community, Not-for-profit, Faith-based, For-profit
Certification standards	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Are there minimum standards for registration or for independent private schools to be allowed to operate?	Yes
What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?	Primary schools: that the buildings and premises will provide adequate facilities with due regard to hygiene; that the staff will be qualified, adequate and adequately paid according to prescribed standards; that the fees charged will not be disproportion
Market entry	Established
	Bangladesh
Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for independent private schools to receive registration/authorization?	There are guidelines from government which outline the requirements for independent private schools to receive registration/authorization.
How are registration guidelines shared with potential private school providers?	Published in law/decree/regulation/gazette. For primary: Bangladesh Gazette, Published: Thursday August 18,2011 Government of Bangladesh. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. School-1, Section S.R.O. No:-263-Law/2011.By Authority of- Registration of
What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days	Primary schools: For primary approval form Ka (equivalent to From A), has to be filled and a specific fee has to be deposited to the Government and submitted to the Directorate of Primary Education. After this has been submitted, within 60 days the Direct
Regulatory fees	Established
	Bangladesh
Are independent private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?	For Secondary School: After primary approval, the registration fee is Tk. 1000. After the second approval, the registration fee is Tk. 2000; and after final approval the registration fee is Tk. 3000. There is an annual fee amount of Tk. 400 that has to b
2. Government-Funded Private Schools
Encouraging innovation by providers	Established
Teacher standards	Latent
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?	Central government (for secondary)
Appointment and deployment of teachers	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?	School (School council, principal, parent association)
Teacher salaries	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?	Central government & School
Teacher dismissal	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?	School (School council, principal, parent association), without government review ( for secondary)
Curriculum delivery	Latent
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?	Central government
Classroom resourcing	Latent
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?	Central government
Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable	Average student-teacher ratio of 30:1
Budget autonomy	Established
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?	Government and School
Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
Holding schools accountable	Established
Student standards	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?	Yes
Please specify the standards	Private schools have the freedom to set standards, which need to be approved by the government. Government also approves international curriculum set by institutions like Edexcel, Cambridge, International Baccalaureate Organization. According to The Regi
Student assessment	Established
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on standardized exams?	Standardized exams are administered in selected grades annually.
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.	Grade V, Grade VIII, Grade X, Grade XII
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …	Not applicable
Financial reporting	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?	Yes
What is the frequency of reporting?	Periodical reporting
Inspection	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?	Yes.
What is the name of the inspection agency?	Lower Secondary School - Local Related Deputy Director College & Madrassa - Education Board
What is the frequency of inspection?	Standard term: After applying, within 4 months the pertinent government authority will give a visit to the schools, colleges and madrassas (which have applied to get established) to examine the relevant papers and records, and then the primary approval an
Improvement planning	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?	Yes
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
Sanctions and rewards	Established
	Bangladesh
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?	Yes
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration	School Closure is a type of sanction that can be enforced if the schools, colleges and madrassas do not meet the criteria set by the Government of Bangladesh.
Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?	Rewards are offered based on performance on standardized exams, but not on the results of school inspections.
Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration
Empowering all parents, students, and communities	Emerging
Information	Emerging
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams? a. No information on standardized exam results is made available to parents b. Ad hoc information on standardized exam results is made available	Ad hoc information on standardized exam results is made available
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam	Grade V - Primary School Certificate (PSC) or equivalent Grade VIII - Junior School Certificate (JSC) or equivalent Grade X - Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent Grade XII - Higher School Certificate (HSC) or equivalent
Information is made available from which of the following sources?	School notice boards b. Government website i. SMS messages
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?	Yes
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups? Please describe.	No
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?	No
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?	School leadership and management, Pupil learning achievement in national exams or passing grades
Information is made available from which of the following sources?	Government website e. Inspection website j. Government notes Information from inspection reports is not disseminated much to the parents. They are made available to the government to make decisions on allocating funds from national budget.
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?	No
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups? Please descibe.	No
Voice	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?	No
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?	No
Selection	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?	No
Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?	Yes
Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?	No
If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools	Yes, schools are required to use a lottery to admit students if they are oversubscribed.
Contributions	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents?
If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees	Not applicable
Promoting diversity of supply	Emerging
Ownership	Advanced
	Bangladesh
Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?	Community, Not-for-profit, Faith-based, For-profit
Certification standards	Emerging
	Bangladesh
Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?	There are minimum standards for registration for independent private primary and secondary schools to be allowed to operate.
What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?	Primary schools: that the buildings and premises will provide adequate facilities with due regard to hygiene; that the staff will be qualified, adequate and adequately paid according to prescribed standards; that the fees charged will not be disproportion
Market entry information	Established
	Bangladesh
Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?	Yes, guidelines are found in Rules and Regulations under the Education Ministry for Establishing, Starting and Approving Private Schools, Colleges and Madrassas (23.04.1997)
How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?	Published in law/decree/regulation/gazette: (i) Rules and Regulations under the Education Ministry for Establishing, Starting and Approving Private Schools, Colleges and Madrassas (23.04.1997)
What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days	Primary schools: For primary approval form Ka (equivalent to From A), has to be filled and a specific fee has to be deposited to the Government and submitted to the Directorate of Primary Education. After this has been submitted, within 60 days the Direct
Regulatory fees	Established
	Bangladesh
Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?	There is a registration fee that the government funded private schools pay as indicated by ''Rules and Regulations under the Education Ministry for Establishing, Starting and Approving Private Schools, Colleges and Madrassas (23.04.1997)''
Funding	Latent
	Bangladesh
Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?	No, government-funded private schools receive less than public schools
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):	Public schools: Taka 168,732 (in 2012) b. Government-funded private schools: Taka 58,208.2 million (in 2012-2013)
Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?	No, government-funded private schools receive less than public schools
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):	a. Public schools: Taka 7,641. 4 million b. Government-funded private schools: Taka 0
Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs?	No
Incentives	Latent
	Bangladesh
Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?	No
From which source?	Not applicable
Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?	No, government-funded private schools receive less than public schools
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):	Government-funded private schools: Taka 0
Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?	No
Planning	Latent
	Bangladesh
How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are government-funded private schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?	Less than 1 month
3. Privately Managed Schools
Holding schools accountable	Not Applied
Student standards
	Bangladesh
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
Please specify the standards
Student assessment
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on standardized exams?
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
Financial reporting
	Bangladesh
Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?
What is the frequency of reporting?
Inspection
	Bangladesh
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
What is the name of the inspection agency?
What is the frequency of inspection?
Improvement planning
	Bangladesh
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
Sanctions and rewards
	Bangladesh
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration:
Empowering all parents, students, and communities	Not Applied
Information
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups?
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups?
Voice
	Bangladesh
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
Selection
	Bangladesh
Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?
Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?
Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?
If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools
Contributions
	Bangladesh
Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents?
If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees
Promoting diversity of supply	Not Applied
Coverage
	Bangladesh
Are there restrictions on the number of students who can enroll in privately managed schools?
Are there restrictions on the number of privately managed schools and/or number of school applications?
Are there geographical restrictions as to where privately managed schools can be set up (certain states/cities/districts)?
Are new privately managed schools allowed to be established (that is, a provider can start a new privately managed school that did not previously exist)?
Are existing public schools permitted to convert to private management status?
Are existing private schools permitted to convert to private management status?
Ownership
	Bangladesh
Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
Certification standards
	Bangladesh
Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?
What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
Market entry information
	Bangladesh
Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?
How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?
What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
Regulatory fees
	Bangladesh
Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
Funding
	Bangladesh
Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs ?
Incentives
	Bangladesh
Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?
From which source?
Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?
Planning
	Bangladesh
How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are government-funded private schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?
Encouraging innovation by providers	Not Applied
Teacher standards
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
Teacher appointment and deployment
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
Teacher salaries
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
Teacher dismissal
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
Curriculum delivery
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
Classroom resourcing
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
Budget autonomy
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?
Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
4. Voucher schools
Encouraging innovation by providers	Not Applied
Teacher standards
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
Teacher appointment and deployment
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
Teacher salaries
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
Teacher dismissal
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
Curriculum delivery
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
Classroom resourcing
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
Budget autonomy
	Bangladesh
Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?
Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
Holding schools accountable	Not Applied
Student standards
	Bangladesh
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
Please specify the standards
Student assessment
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on standardized exams?
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
Financial reporting
	Bangladesh
Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?
What is the frequency of reporting?
Inspection
	Bangladesh
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
What is the name of the inspection agency?
What is the frequency of inspection?
Improvement planning
	Bangladesh
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
Sanctions and rewards
	Bangladesh
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration
Empowering all parents, students, and communities	Not Applied
Information
	Bangladesh
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups? Please describe.
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups? Please descibe.
Voice
	Bangladesh
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
Selection
	Bangladesh
Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?
Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?
Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?
If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools
Contributions
	Bangladesh
Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents ?
If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees
Promoting diversity of supply	Not Applied
Ownership
	Bangladesh
Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
Certification standards
	Bangladesh
Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?
What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
Market entry information
	Bangladesh
Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?
How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?
What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
Regulatory fees
	Bangladesh
Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
Funding
	Bangladesh
Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs ?
Incentives
	Bangladesh
Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?
From which source?
Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?
Planning
	Bangladesh
How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are privately managed schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?

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