Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh

Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project

Ministry of Education
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
Shikkha Bhaban, 2nd Block, 16, Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka-1000

Project Brief
1 Project Concept:
1

Project Title

: Secondary Education Quality and Access

)
2

a) Sponsoring Ministry/

Enhancement Project (SEQAEP)

: Ministry of Education

Division

b) Executing Agency
Location of the Project

)
4

Cost of the Project

(Revised)

Financing with source

)
6

Date of Approval

Directorate of Secondary& Higher Education

(DSHE)
: 125 selected Upazillas under 61 Districts
spreading all over the country.
:
I Total : 122195.65 (Lakh Taka)
II GoB 19037.28
III P. A (RPA) 103158.37
: Gob & IDA
: i
ii
iii
iv

ECNEC Approval
: 16 July 2008
Credit Signing
: 14 August 2008
Credit Effectiveness : 4 Sep. 2008
RDPP approved by MoE 24 May 2012

2 Project Objectives:
a Improving the quality of education particularly, the teaching-learning
process by arranging additional classes at the secondary level (grades 610), developing reading habits and providing academic performance
based incentives;
b Ensuring equitable access by providing stipends and incentives to the
poor boys and girls, subvention against tuition fees to the institutions at
the rural and semi-urban areas;

c Reducing the rate of drop-outs at the secondary level by providing

incentives and simultaneously creating awareness among the parents and
community people;
d Strengthening the capacity of school management, monitoring and
assessing teaching-learning outcomes at the secondary level ; and
e Attracting new and retaining existing students; especially girl students in
schools through the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation
facilities etc.
3 Components of the Project:
Components
1.Improving Education
Quality and Capacity to

Sub-Components
1.1 Incentive Awards to Students, Teachers and Inst.
1.2 Support for English Language and Mathematics

Learning Levels

Learning and Teaching

1.3 Developing the Reading Habits
1.4 Assessment of Education Quality

2 .Improving Equitable

2.1 PMT based Stipend and Tuition to the Poor Boys

Access

and Girls.
2.2 General Stipend and Tuition for Girls(up to

Monitoring Teaching

December 2009)
2.3 Improving School Facilities
3.Institutional capacity

3.1 Project management

Strengthening

3.2 Institutional capacity building

3.3 School Management and Accountability
3.4 Education Awareness and Community

4.Monitoring and

Mobilization.
4.1 Monitoring
4.2 Evaluation

Evaluation
4 Component-wise Activities:

1 Improving Education Quality and Capacity to Monitoring Teaching

Learning Levels: The objectives of this component are to (a) improve

educational quality through the provision of incentives to students,

teachers and institutions;(b) enhance students' performance in English
and Math; (c) establish a program to develop the reading habit of
students; and (d) assess systematically teaching learning levels by
administering internationally comparable and national curriculum based
numeracy/literacy test. The activities of the component are as follows:
1

Incentive awards to students, Teachers and Institutions: This

sub-component focuses on the achievement of students, teachers
and institutions by providing additional monetary incentives and
thereby reaches and maintains educational goals through a
continuous and long term process. The best performing boy and
girl student of each of the 7-10 grades are provided Tk. 500/ with a
certificate each year. Students who receive PMT stipend and pass
the SSC exam are awarded Tk. 1500/. It is expected that this
intervention will reduce dropout rate especially; in grade 10 and
SSC examination.
The best performing School/Madrasah will be awarded taka
100000 (one lac) best on the following criteria:
1 Number of regular students appearing in SSC exams;
2 Pass rate among regular students;
3 Change in pass rate among regular students from the previous
year.

Support for English Language and Mathematics Learning and

Teaching: This Sub-component has been revised and re designed
after the midterm review of the project. According to the revised
concept the additional class will be operated in the institutions
which have below average result than that of the national average
in the SSC/Dakhil Exam in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Resource
teachers having adequate qualification will be deployed in the
selected institutions. They will conduct additional classes before or
after school hour and on the holidays.

Developing the Reading Habits: The objective is to help the

students of project institutions in developing their reading habits.
Bishwo Shahitto Kendra has been deployed as consultants for the
program. To implement the program different types of orientation

sessions, distribution of books to the institutions, setting up of

reading program at class room level, simple test of knowledge,
book prize for students have been initiated.
Assessment of Education Quality: This sub-component aims at
measuring the quality of learning by administering internationally
comparable and national curriculum based numeracy and literacy
testing on a sample basis which will be considered representative
at national level.

Improving Equitable Access: The main objective of this component is to

increase access and retention of poor girls and boys, reduce dropout rate and
ensure completion of education up to SSC level through providing stipends and
tuition support based on poverty targeting and educational achievement
criteria.
1

PMT based Stipend and Tuition to the Poor Boys and Girls:
This is a poverty targeted stipend program. Proxy Means Testing
(PMT), a targeting tool being used worldwide, is used for
implementing this program. PMT is a household based pro poor
targeting method that screens applicants into beneficiaries and non
beneficiaries through a set of proxy variables that can easily be
measured and verified. The project has a participation agreement
with LGED that has taken responsibility of PMT Administrator
(PMTA). PMTA is carrying out PMT booth operation during
September/October of each year for receiving applications and
listing of eligible beneficiaries.

General Stipend and Tuition for Girls(up to December 2009):

The objective of this program was to continue the stipends and
tuition program until the PMT based stipend program is introduced
in 125 project upazillas.

Improving School Facilities: This sub-component is intended to

attract and retain girls and boys in schools through ensuring the
provision of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

3 Institutional Capacity Strengthening:

Project Management: The overall responsibility of the project

lies with the Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education as the
implementing agency. DSHE is assisted by two units: SEQAEP
unit and Monitoring and Evaluation Wing (MEW). SEQAEP unit
with 40 staff is responsible for overall implementation of the
project. MEW is responsible for improving coordination of the
stipend programs and helping DSHE monitor stipend projects as
well as its non- stipend activities.

Institutional Capacity Building: The objective of this sub component is to strengthen the capacity of MoE, DSHE and
SEQAEP unit, MEW to provide services at central, upazilla and
community level through providing training at home and abroad.

School Management and Accountability: The objective is to

increase management capacity, accountability and transparency at
the school level through strengthening School/ Madrasha
Managing Committee and Parent Teacher Association through
providing training to all the concerned stakeholders.

Education Awareness and Community Mobilization: The

objective of this sub component is to build and increase awareness
among all key stakeholders with emphasis on the community and
beneficiaries. PIACT Bangladesh has been deployed as the
consulting firm for implementing this sub component.

4 Monitoring and Evaluation: The objective of this sub - component is to

(a) systematically document all project inputs, process, outputs and
outcomes; and (b) link project interventions with outcomes. MEW is
responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the project by deploying
specialized Govt. and Non Govt. agencies and consultants. Project has a
memorandum of understanding with BANBEIS for carrying out Annual
Census of project institutions.

Physical Targets and Achievements up to December, 2012

Components & Sub-components

RDPP
Provision

Progress
up to June,
2012

Target for
FY 201213

Progress during
July-December,
2012

Cumulative Progress (%)

1. Improving Education Quality and Capacity to Monitoring Teaching- Learning Levels:

1.1 Support for English Language and Mathematics Learning and Teaching:
1.1.1 Number of RTs Trained
800
144
656

552

696 (84%)

1.1.2 Number of STs Engaged

1400

Nil

766

561

561 (73%)

1.1.3 Conduction of Additional

Classes by RTs & STs
1.2 Incentive Awards to student,
teachers and institutions
1.3 Developing the Reading Habits
1.4 Assessment of Education Quality

600,000

nil

360,000

107,110

107,110 (30%)

462,261

252,331

111,000

21,360

273,691 (59%)

4500

Initiatives are in process

2. Improving Equitable Access for the poor and School Environment

2.1 PMT Based Stipends and
Tuition to the Poor under Cat-1
2.2 PMT Based Stipends and
Tuition to the Poor under Cat-2
2.3 Improving School Facilities

5400,429

3889,233

1175,277

1103,935

4993,168 (92%)

10450
units
5400,429

3495 units

4831 units

Work orders
issued 3427
1107,982

66.23%

Sub-total
3889,233
1,402,603
4993,168 (92%)
3. Institutional Capacity strengthening
3.1 Project Management
Under this Sub-Component, work force of SEQAEP, MEW, DPC, Procurements of goods
and services, vat etc. are being executed. The progress of these items is remarkable,
although there are some unresolved issues.
3.2 Institutional capacity building Under this Sub-Component, workshop, training and orientations are being conducted for the
SEQAEP personnel and stakeholders of field administration following the provision of
MTR & RDPP.
3.3 School Management
Under this program PTA was formed in all SEQAEP institutions, 1664 PTA & SMC
accountability
members were provided orientations on SEQAEP interventions following MTR.
3.5 Education Awareness and
The PIACT was contracted to conduct awareness activities and its contract ended in October
Community Mobilization
2012.
4.Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring
Evaluation

Details of tasks executed by MEW have been narrated in the respective item of progress at
item no. 4 of the report.

Service Agreement for Design and Delivery of Study Tour

Programs
between

Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project,

Directorate for Higher and Secondary Education

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Represented by
Shahid Bakhtiar Alam
Project Director
and

Assumption University of Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand
Represented by
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX

This service agreement is entered into this 17th June 2013 by and between:
1 SECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND ACCESS ENHANCEMENT
PROJECT (SEQAEP) of the Directorate for Higher and Secondary
Education (DHSE), implemented to contribute to poverty reduction in
Bangladesh by improving the relevance of secondary education in the
country to the demands of the labor market, with principal address at
SEQAEP Unit, Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement
Project (SEQAEP), Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, 16
Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. (Hereinafter called
SEQAEP-DHSE, the Client), of the first party, and
2 ASSUMPTION
UNIVERSITY
OF
BANGKOK,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (hereinafter, the Service Provider), the
second party.
WHEREAS the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as "the Bank") has agreed
to make a loan under Agreement Number WB Credit No. 4475 (BD):
(hereinafter referred to as the "Loan Agreement to the Government of the
Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (hereinafter called the Government),
represented by the Ministry of Education (MOE) through the Directorate of
Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) (hereinafter referred to as the
"Client") for the purpose of financing the Secondary Education Quality and
Access Enhancement Project ( hereinafter referred to as the project" or
"SEQAEP");
AND

WHEREAS

SEQAEP

wishes

to

enter

into

an

Agreement

with

ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY OF BANGKOK for the delivery of study tour

program on Secondary Education System in Thailand and Philippines
focusing on English and Mathematics Performance for the Secondary
Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project as set out more
specifically in "Appendix-A entitled "Proposed Tentative Program for
Secondary Education System in Thailand and Philippines focusing on English
and Mathematics Performance attached hereto and forming an integral part
of this Agreement, and Payment Schedule as indicated in Appendix-B" as
attached hereto and forming an integral part of this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES hereby agree as follows:
THAT the Client commissions the Service Provider to design and deliver the
study tour
program on Secondary Education System in Thailand and
Philippines focusing on English and Mathematics Performance as stipulated
in Appendix-A attached hereto.
Period of Appointment
The appointment of the Service Provider, for the assigned tasks, will be for a
period of 18 days commencing on xxx August 2013 and terminating on xxx
October 2013, by which date all services shall have been supplied, unless
intervening events occur causing delay in the service delivery (e.g. natural
calamities, flight delays, etc.)
Remuneration
The Client shall pay the Service Provider for the tasks stipulated in AppendixA in the amount not exceeding xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx US
DOLLARS (USD xxxxxx), paid to the Service Provider directly, subject to
withholding tax.
Schedule of Payment
The Client shall pay the Service Provider the full amount of USD xxxxxxx
excluding international bank transfer charges 7 days prior to the start of the
programs.
Mode of Payment
The Client will pay the Service Provider through Bank Transfer to the
following Account:

Account name: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Account no.:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Bank name and address:

Type of Account:
Swift Code:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXX

Address of Correspondent Bank: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Performance Standards
The Service Provider undertakes to perform the services under this Service
Agreement to the highest standards of professional and ethical competence
and integrity.
Confidentiality
The Service Provider shall not, during the term of this Service Agreement,
disclose any proprietary or confidential information relating to the Services or
the Client's operations without the prior written consent of the Client.
Insurance
The Client shall undertake full responsibility for providing health, medical,
accident or other insurance that may be necessary in respect of any loss,
injury, damage or illness occurring to any registered participant from the
SEQAEP involved in the two study tour programs.
Governing Law
This service agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Thailand and Bangladesh.
Good Faith
The Service Provider shall neither seek nor accept instructions from any
authority external to the Client in connection with the performance of its
services under this service agreement. The Service Provider shall refrain
from any action which may adversely affect the Client and shall fulfill its
commitments with fullest regard for the interests of Bangladesh and
Thailand.
Dispute Resolution

In the event of a dispute, the parties shall make, in good faith, efforts to
settle amicably. If, however, an amicable settlement cannot be reached, any
dispute arising out of, or relating to the agreement, shall be settled by
binding arbitration by a sole Arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement.
Termination at Convenience
Either party may, by giving written notice of not less than 15-days, terminate
the service agreement at any time for its convenience. The Notice of
Termination at Convenience shall specify that such termination is for the
notifying partys convenience, and the date upon such termination becomes
effective.
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT hereby agree and consent to future cooperation of
the same nature, as needed, subject to terms and considerations which may be
agreed upon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Client and the Service Provider have caused their
authorized representatives named below to execute this document in two originals,
on xxx June 2013, in Dhaka-Bangladesh and Bangkok-Thailand, respectively.

For and on behalf of

Secondary Education Quality
and Access Enhancement
Project

For and on behalf of

Shahid Bakhtiar Alam

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX

Project Director
Secondary Education Sector
Development Project

Assumption University of
Thailand

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

WITNESS

WITNESS

Md. Zulfiquar Rahman

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Deputy Director
Secondary Education Quality
and Access Enhancement
Project
English:
Date:
/

05/2013

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1. Croaker Dan made his

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Date:
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What
Mary Jo Shared:
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blanks:
1. Now my father will say a ___________
Sal and the toy fair:
few words, said Mary Jo.
1. All his2. This _____________________ I have

home______________

____________________ my father to share

____________________were

__________some

said Mary Jo.

3. __________________
The next _______________________,
Mary
making
to

____________________.
2. Croaker Dan was not
_____________with his
_____________________.
3. The farm had__________________,
cows and
_________________________.
4. The ___________________________
bog looked __________________and
wet too.
5. Croaker Dan could
________________ get food
__________________________.
6. He jumped up the

Jo and her brother caught a

show at the toy fair.
2. Mark made
______________________________.
4. Mary Jo ________________ wanted to
______________________
share ___________________________
that
3. ____________________
made a
green

no one in the ________________ had

shared.
5. Mary Jo shook her_________________
and
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a
looked at the _________________.
long ______________________
6. Mary Jo said, My father is a
_____________________. He likes to read a
tail.
4. Sal ___________________his foot
_______________ and he writes
to the ________________________.
____________________ a bit too. He knows
5. Sal had made a

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how to sail _________________.

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hill.

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English:
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Date:

/05/2013

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1. There was a dog by the name of

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things were----3. Croaker Dan was happy with his
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English:

Date:

/05/2013

Fill up the blanks:

The frog in the Bog:

1. Croaker Dan made his home______________ __________some ____________________.
2. Croaker Dan was not _____________with his _____________________.
3. The farm had__________________, cows and _________________________.
4. The ___________________________ bog looked __________________and wet too.
5. Croaker Dan could ________________ get food __________________________.
6. He jumped up the ________________and ____________________________the hill.
7. Croaker Dan made his home______________ __________some ____________________.
8. Croaker Dan was not _____________with his _____________________.
9. The farm had__________________, cows and _________________________.
10.The ___________________________ bog looked __________________and wet too.
11.Croaker Dan could ________________ get food __________________________.
12.He jumped up the ________________and ____________________________the hill.
13.Croaker Dan made his home______________ __________some ____________________.
14.Croaker Dan was not _____________with his _____________________.
15.The farm had__________________, cows and _________________________.
16.The ___________________________ bog looked __________________and wet too.
17.Croaker Dan could ________________ get food __________________________.
18.Croaker Dan made his home______________ __________some ____________________.
19.Croaker Dan was not _____________with his _____________________.
20.The farm had__________________, cows and _________________________.
21.The ___________________________ bog looked __________________and wet too.
22.Croaker Dan made his home______________ __________some ____________________.
23.Croaker Dan was not _____________with his _____________________.
24.The farm had__________________, cows and _________________________.

English:

Date:

Fill up the blanks:

/05/2013

Sal and the toy fair:

1. All his ____________________were making __________________ to show at the toy
fair.
2. Mark made ______________________
3. ____________________ made a green _______________________with a long
______________________ tail.
4. Sal ___________________his foot to the ________________________.

5. Sal had made a _______________with _______________________________

___________________________.
6. All his ____________________were making __________________ to show at the toy
fair.
7. Mark made ______________________
8. ____________________ made a green _______________________with a long
______________________ tail.
9. Sal ___________________his foot to the ________________________.
10.Sal had made a _______________with _______________________________
________________________.
11.All his ____________________were making __________________ to show at the toy
fair.
12.Mark made ______________________
13.____________________ made a green _______________________with a long
______________________ tail.
14.Sal ___________________his foot to the ________________________.
15.All his ____________________were making __________________ to show at the toy
fair.
16.Mark made ______________________
17.____________________ made a green _______________________with a long
______________________ tail.
18.Sal ___________________his foot to the ________________________.

English:

Date:

Fill up the blanks:

What Mary Jo Shared:

/05/2013

1. Now my father will say a ___________ few words, said Mary Jo.
2. This _____________________ I have ____________________ my father to share said
Mary Jo.
3. The next _______________________, Mary Jo and her brother caught a
______________________________.

4. Mary Jo ________________ wanted to share ___________________________ that no

one in the ________________ had shared.
5. Mary Jo shook her_________________ and looked at the _________________.
6. Mary Jo said, My father is a _____________________. He likes to read a
_______________ and he writes ____________________ a bit too. He knows how to
sail _________________.
7. Now my father will say a ___________ few words, said Mary Jo.
8. This _____________________ I have ____________________ my father to share said
Mary Jo.
9. The next _______________________, Mary Jo and her brother caught a
______________________________.
10.Mary Jo ________________ wanted to share _________________________that no one
in the ________________ had shared.
11.Mary Jo shook her_________________ and looked at the _________________.
12.Mary Jo said, My father is a _____________________. He likes to read a
_______________ and he writes ____________________ a bit too. He knows how to
sail _________________.
13.Now my father will say a ___________ few words, said Mary Jo.
14.This _____________________ I have ____________________ my father to share said
Mary Jo.
15.The next _______________________, Mary Jo and her brother caught a
______________________________.
16.Now my father will say a ___________ few words, said Mary Jo.
17.This _____________________ I have ____________________ my father to share said
Mary Jo.
18.The next _______________________, Mary Jo and her brother caught a
______________________________.

Dear Mz.Shaila Sharmin

We, the parents of Zaman Md.Mootasimul Quadir feel so blessed that you are his
teacher who is a student of KG-II at IEC . Thank you very much for your hard work and
dedication. You truly go above and beyond. We are very grateful that you take the extra
time and energy to help him before his final exam.
Thank you very much for making a difference! He is a better student now because of
you. Thank you so much for your patience, kindness, and effort.
Sincerely,

Md.Moinul Quadir
Head of Banking Business Practices
DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd
&
Tahmina Mahjabeen
Assistant Professor
Dept of Economics
Govt.Titumeer College,Dhaka

cc.Principal,IEC

Dear Mrs. Mushfiqa Rahman,

Thank you very much for helping Zaman Md.Mootasimul Quadir with his writing
skills for Science this year. I am very grateful for your patience and dedication. He

has improved significantly since you started working with him, and I want to
applaud you on your job. Thank you for going the extra mile in helping him for
Science. I am glad that you are a part of his education.

Thank you!
Sincerely,
Md.Moinul Quadir
Head of Banking Business Practices
DataSoft SystemsBangladesh Ltd
&
Tahmina Mahjabeen
Assistant Professor
Dept of Economics
Govt.Titumeer College,Dhaka
cc.Principal,IEC