Provision of education services is overseen by the Education Department headed by the District Education officer. The department mandate is derived from the provision of national constitution objectives, education act 2008, local Government act and the national Education strategic investment plan (ESIP).
Departmental mission
To ‘provide , support guide, coordinate, regulate and to promote delivery of quality education to all persons, in Kanungu for national integration, individual and national development.
Mission
“Quality Education and Sports for all”
The Department of Education is charged with overseeing the implementation of the district and National education policies and plans. It also monitors and evaluates the performance of the education system and school operations to keep required standards within the district. The areas of focus include teachers, pupils, school facilities and parents.
The Department also seeks to strengthen the institutional frame work for the management of schools and assurance of accountability of public resources in education programmes. The District Council equally joins the Government to promote education for all its citizens in partnership with parents and other members of the community. As such, the Government’s Education policy is to promote quality basic education by improving access by girls and boys, equity and retention in all Primary schools and other levels of learning
Situation analysis for education in Kanungu District
| Situation | Current status |
| No of Primary schools | Government= 135, Private = 85 |
| Enrolment(Primary) | |
| Stance : Pupil ratio | 1:46 |
| Teacher : Pupil ratio | 1:56 |
| Classroom : Pupil ratio | 1:74 |
| Gross enrolment | 53221 |
| Net enrolment | 53221 |
| Dropout rate | |
| Completion rate | 48% |
| Staff accommodation rate | 10% |
| Numeracy rate | 72.2% |
| Literacy rate | 72.2% |
| Furniture ratio | 1:5 |
| Situation | Current status |
| No of secondary schools | Government= 20, Private = 26, No of teachers=317 |
| Enrolment(secondary) | Government= Boys 2261. Girls 4465 |
| Stance : Pupil ratio | 1: 24 |
| Teacher : Pupil ratio | 1:28 |
| Classroom : Pupil ratio | 1:55 |
| Gross enrolment | 9059 |
| Net enrolment | 9059 |
Distrubution of Scvhools as per Sub County
| Sub-County | Government Aided | Private | Total |
| Kihihi S/C | 05 | 4 | 9 |
| Nyanga S/C | 06 | 3 | 9 |
| Kihiihi Tc | 07 | 10 | 17 |
| Kambuga S/C | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Kambuga Tc | 04 | 4 | 8 |
| Rutenga S/C | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Kinaaba S/C | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Kanungu Tc | 13 | 10 | 21 |
| Kanyantorogo S/C | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Kayonza S/C | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Butogota Tc | 05 | 2 | 7 |
| Mpungu S/C | 05 | 4 | 9 |
| Katete S/C | 05 | 3 | 8 |
| Nyakinoni S/C | 04 | 2 | 6 |
| Kirima S/C | 09 | 6 | 15 |
| Nyamirama S/C | 09 | 4 | 13 |
| Rugyeyo | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Total | 147 | 83 | 217 |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
| Name of the School | Ownership | Sub-County | County |
| Alliance Academy SSS | Private | Kambuga TC | Kinkiizi East |
| Aunt Carol SSS | Private | Kanungu TC | Kinkiizi East |
| Bishop Calist Mpungu | Government | Mpungu | Kinkiizi West |
| Bishop Comboni College | Government | Kambuga TC | Kinkiizieast |
| Bright Future HS | Private | Kihiihi Tc | Kinkiizi West |
| Buhoma Community HS | Private | Kayonza | Kinkiizi West |
| Burema SSS | Government | Kanyantorogo | Kinkiizi West |
| Trinity College Butogota | Government | Butogota TC | Kinkiizi West |
| Bwindi Heritage | Private | Kayonza | Kinkiizi West |
| Citizens Standard HS | Private | Kihiihi Tc | Kinkiizi West |
| Kambuga SSS | Government | Kambuga TC | Kinkiizi East |
| Kanyantorogo SSS | Private | Kanyantorogo | Kinkiizi West |
| Kihihi Moslem SSS | Private | Kihiihi TC | Kinkiizi West |
| Kihihi HS | Government | Kihiihi TC | Kinkiizi West |
| Kings HS Rugyeyo | Private | Rugyeyo | Kinkiizi East |
| Kinkiizi HS | Government | Kanungu Tc | Kinkiizi East |
| Kirima Community SSS | Government | Kirima | Kinkiizi East |
| Kyeshero Vocational SSS | Private | Kayonza | Kinkiizi West |
| London Image High School | Private | Rugyeyo | Kinkiizi East |
| Makiro Hill Girls SSS | Private | Kanungu TC | Kinkiizi East |
| Nyakabungo Girls | Government | Rugyeyo | Kinkiizi East |
| Nyakinoni Secondary School | Government | Nyakinoni | Kinkiizi West |
| Nyamirama Seed School | Government | Nyamirama | Kinkiizi West |
| Nyamiyaga SSS | Government | Kayonza | Kinkiizi West |
| Nyanga Community SSS | Government | Nyanga | Kinkiizi West |
| Rugyeyo SSS | Government | Rugyeyo | Kinkiizi East |
| Rushoroza Seed School | Government | Kihiihi S/C | Kinkiizi West |
| San Giovanni School | Government | Kanungu TC | Kinkiizi East |
| St Augustine Rutenga | Government | Rutenga | Kinkiizi East |
| St Charles Lwanga Zoroma | Private | Kambuga | Kinkiizi East |
| St Eriminio HS Rushoroza | Private | Kihiihi | Kinkiizi West |
| St Luis Girls SSS | Private | Kambuga TC | Kinkiizi East |
| St Pius Nyamwegabira | Government | Kihiihi TC | Kinkiizi West |
| St Teresa Girls Calcutta | Private | Kihiihi TC | Kinkiizi West |
| St. Donati Secondary school | Government | Kayonza | Kinkiizi West |
| St. Marys secondary school | Private | Kanungu TC | Kinkiizi East |
| Institution | Ownership | ||
| Government | Private | ||
| Pre Primary | 01 | 00 | |
| Teacher Training Colleges | 00 | 01 | |
| Technical College | 04 | 00 | |
| Universities | 00 | 01 |
| Sub county | Teachers | Pupils | ||||
| Male | Females | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Kambuga | 58 | 44 | 102 | 1913 | 1975 | 3888 |
| Rugyeyo | 79 | 36 | 115 | 2099 | 2271 | 4370 |
| Kanungu Tc | 50 | 24 | 74 | 1836 | 2013 | 3849 |
| Kirima | 39 | 32 | 71 | 1385 | 1487 | 2872 |
| Rutenga | 45 | 8 | 53 | 1476 | 1555 | 3031 |
| Kihiihi Tc | 43 | 34 | 77 | 1378 | 1414 | 2792 |
| Kihiihi S/C | 35 | 25 | 60 | 1301 | 1326 | 2627 |
| Nyamirama | 47 | 18 | 65 | 1769 | 1909 | 3678 |
| Kanyantorogo | 62 | 48 | 110 | 2361 | 2516 | 4877 |
| Kayonza | 64 | 20 | 84 | 2807 | 3055 | 5862 |
| Mpungu | 31 | 1 | 32 | 932 | 1024 | 1956 |
| Kinaaba | 24 | 4 | 28 | 977 | 999 | 1976 |
| Kambuga Tc | 19 | 20 | 39 | 519 | 529 | 1048 |
| Butogota Tc | 23 | 12 | 35 | 1037 | 1134 | 2171 |
| Katette | 27 | 18 | 45 | 910 | 912 | 1822 |
| Nyanga | 34 | 18 | 52 | 974 | 994 | 1968 |
| Nyakinoni | 25 | 13 | 38 | 617 | 556 | 1173 |
| Total | 705 | 375 | 1,080 | 24,291 | 25,669 | 49,960 |
| YEAR | GRADE 1 | GRADE 2 | GARDE 3 | GRADE 4 | UNGRADED | TOTAL | |||||
| No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | No | Absentees | (Excl; Absentees) | |
| 2008 | 132 | 4.0 | 1596 | 48.4 | 1089 | 33.0 | 310 | 9.4 | 170 | 110 | 3297 |
| 2009 | 287 | 8.3 | 1898 | 54.7 | 890 | 25.6 | 277 | 8.0 | 118 | 111 | 3470 |
| 2010 | 431 | 11.9 | 2144 | 59.0 | 739 | 20.3 | 201 | 5.5 | 118 | 112 | 3633 |
| 2011 | 524 | 14.1 | 1984 | 53.5 | 770 | 20.8 | 286 | 7.7 | 144 | 131 | 3708 |
| 2012 | 563 | 13.1 | 2395 | 55.9 | 829 | 19.4 | 323 | 7.5 | 173 | 155 | 4283 |
| 2013 | 437 | 10.7 | 2103 | 51.6 | 913 | 22.4 | 408 | 10.0 | 213 | 116 | 4074 |
| 2014 | 468 | 10.1 | 2247 | 48.7 | 1091 | 23.6 | 516 | 11.2 | 294 | 121 | 4616 |
| 2015 | 268 | 5.8 | 1749 | 38.2 | 1477 | 32.2 | 646 | 14.1 | 444 | 122 | 4584 |
| 2016 | 449 | 11.1 | 1883 | 46.5 | 1028 | 25.4 | 453 | 11.2 | 234 | 103 | 4047 |
| 2017 | 322 | 7.4 | 2371 | 54.2 | 1054 | 24.1 | 451 | 10.3 | 176 | 87 | 4374 |
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