By 2020, children, especially the most disadvantaged children, benefit from inclusive, quality early learning and basic education with improved learning outcomes attained.

Output 1:

By 2020, 7,200 children aged 3-5 years in the 5 target districts*, especially in remote areas, benefit from quality early learning programmes.

Output 2:

By the end of 2020, 25,000 children in 5 districts access and complete quality basic education with improved learning outcomes ( Ainaro, Viqueque; Ermera; Covalima and Oecusse);

Output 3:

By 2020, 20,000 boys and 20,000 girls from 200 schools  benefit from improved, child-friendly, gender appropriate and inclusive WASH facilities.

[1] 50 pre- and 150 primary and pre-secondary schools.

The Basic Education programme supports the Ministry of Education in strengthening quality basic education through a three pronged approach: a) capacity enhancement at central, regional, district and school level; b) support pilot interventions for informed policy and planning processes; c) build sustainable systems through Child Friendly Schools (CFS), basic curriculum development and implementation, inclusion of all children, and expand equivalency literacy and Life-Skill Based Education for out of school youth. The Child Friendly Schools initiative develops an innovative model of Eskola Foun in 240 school clusters, and to be extended to all schools by the MoE through training of teachers and school directors, improving classroom, strengthening school management and promoting the role of Parent Teacher Associations in supporting school management. The Programme supports develop school curriculums, Tetum language textbooks and materials and physical education and arts textbooks for Grade 1 to 9. Training are provided to primary school teachers on the new curriculum. The programme also supports the development of inclusive education policy and initiates the policy development for Early Childhood Education. Through supporting the improvement of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), evidence-based planning and monitoring is improved at both national, and district and school level. AusAID activity 11A656.