NATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE BEGINNING OF 2001
INNOVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION SYSTEM
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1.3. BUSSED PRIMARY EDUCATION

Bussed education was implemented in order to provide an opportunity for better quality education and to provide equal opportunities to the students who had been attending multi-grade schools in slightly and sparsely populated areas or where there are no schools. The students are transported by bus to the center with school every day in this system.

Provincial directorates of national education plan bussing system; which schools shall be selected and which locations shall be covered, in accordance with the provisions of “Regulation on Bussed Primary Education” and notify the Ministry about the needed allocation of funds.

1.3.1. Properties of Primary Education Schools used as Center in Bussed System

In selection of central primary education schools;

  • It should have a more central location compared to locations and schools that shall be subject to bussed education,

  • It should have at least eight classrooms or its physical capacity shall be suitable for compulsory eight-year primary education,

  • The settlement unit where the central primary education school is located shall have access to surrounding villages and shall be developing with an increasing population,

  • It shall have sufficient teachers and teaching material,

  • It shall have suitable conditions for social and cultural activities

1.3.2. Properties of the School and Settlement Subject to Bussed Education

In selection of the school or settlement area with students subject to bussed primary education, the following conditions shall be fulfilled.

  • Primarily, the students to be placed in YİBO and PİOs shall be determined, students with unsuitable transportation conditions shall also be placed in these schools and bussing capacity shall be planned after the boarding capacity is filled up,

  • If there is no school at villages and sub-village settlement areas,

  • If the school building is highly damaged by natural disaster or other reasons,

  • Total number of students at 1-3. grades is less than 15,

  • The number of classrooms at villages and sub-village units in the primary education school for 4-8. Grades is not sufficient and the total number of students in these grades is not less than 60,

  • The school and settlement area that shall be subject to bussed education shall be at least 2,5 kms. away from the central primary education school,

  • The bussed students shall live outside the municipal area or if inside, shall be at least 2,5 kms. away from the central primary education school with the approval of the provincial national education directorate

In accordance with Law No: 4306, extension of bussed education for students in 6-8. Grades and providing of compulsory primary education for the population of this age were decided. In order to attain rapid development in enrolment of children at the age of compulsory education, to extend this implementation by increasing the number of schools to be used as center for bussed education throughout Turkey has gained importance.

As in 1999-2000 academic year, in this academic year the lunch for students within bussed education shall be provided by the state. With the Social Support Project, the clothes, course and stationery materials of children from low-income families at the age of primary education shall be continued to be provided by the state.

Table 9. Bussed Education in Years

Years

No. of Provinces

No. of Bussed Central Schools

No. of Bussed Schools

1-5. Grades

6-8. Grades

Total

Allocated Total (000)

1998-1999

75

5 649

22 555

263 841

229 130

492 975

35 391 770 091

1999-2000

75

5 370

22 391

277 922

344 064

621 986

74 232 037 000

2000-2001*

77

5 051

25 520

219 629

383 014

602 643

80 256 834 077

*Data from General Directorate of Primary Education was used. Source: MONE Board of Planning and Coordination (APK)

In 2000-2001 academic year; Ağrı, Bingöl, Muş, Siirt and Tunceli were not subject to bussed primary education and the transportation costs in Şırnak were paid by GAP Administration.

Table 10. Bussed Primary Education in 2000-2001 Academic Year

 

PROVINCES

No of Districts Subject to Bussed Primary Ed.

No. of Central Schools Bussed

No. of Schools Bussed

NUMBER OF BUSSED STUDENTS

Total

1-5. Grades

6-8. Grades

Total

Boy

Girl

Boy

Girl

Boy

Girl

Adana

13

142

525

13 742

7 371

6 371

3 204

2 824

4 167

3 547

Adıyaman*

9

77

799

8 833

5 149

3 684

928

695

4 221

2 989

Afyon

18

89

303

5 880

2 925

2 955

635

607

2 290

2 348

Ağrı

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amasya

7

55

354

9 689

5 045

4 644

1 737

1 739

3 308

2 905

Ankara

21

117

642

11 101

5 900

5 201

2 564

2 495

3 336

2 706

Antalya

15

109

564

15 851

8 183

7 668

3 733

3 473

4 450

4 195

Artvin

7

37

100

2 466

1 233

1 233

798

772

435

461

Aydın*

17

141

417

11 555

6 066

5 489

1 412

1 240

4 654

4 249

Balıkesir

19

153

792

20 410

10 455

9 955

4 422

4 201

6 033

5 754

Bilecik*

8

25

231

3 622

1 887

1 735

1 021

905

866

830

Bingöl

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bitlis

4

10

46

1 059

853

206

175

78

678

128

Bolu

8

51

502

9 465

4 765

4 700

2 578

2 584

2 187

2 116

Burdur

11

48

183

4 924

2 455

2 469

1 082

1 099

1 373

1 370

Bursa

16

134

559

17 302

9 354

7 948

4 812

4 129

4 542

3 819

Çanakkale

11

90

480

10 992

5 564

5 428

2 999

2 817

2 565

2 611

Çankırı

10

36

266

3 244

1 614

1 630

528

471

1 086

1 159

Çorum

12

82

425

9 420

4 906

4 514

671

689

4 235

3 825

Denizli

19

123

327

10 691

5 475

5 216

2 819

2 553

2 656

2 663

Diyarbakır*

11

65

445

7 389

5 701

1 688

1 367

571

4 334

1 117

Edirne

9

64

20

5 476

2 782

2 694

1 210

1 169

1 572

1 525

Elazığ

9

26

136

2 277

1 261

1 016

352

324

909

692

Erzincan

5

32

144

2 044

1 173

871

358

254

815

617

Erzurum

14

72

414

6 631

4 117

2 514

143

135

3 974

2 379

Eskiţehir

13

53

303

4 840

2 455

2 385

1 240

1 190

1 215

1 195

Gaziantep

9

66

508

9 348

5 626

3 722

1 663

1 614

3 963

2 108

Giresun

16

98

517

12 642

6 354

6 288

2 941

2 776

3 413

3 512

Gümüţhane

2

7

16

289

153

136

24

25

129

111

Hakkari

2

3

7

430

298

132

223

127

75

5

Hatay

11

76

200

5 827

3 231

2 596

559

522

2 672

2 074

Isparta

13

60

177

3 736

1 880

1 856

565

509

1 315

1 347

İçel

10

132

570

17 156

9 052

8 104

4 254

3 835

4 798

4 269

İstanbul

9

36

139

5 034

2 685

2 349

1 245

1 082

1 440

1 267

İzmir

24

147

594

15 427

8 306

7 121

2 837

2 491

5 469

4 630

Kars

6

45

162

4 387

2 725

1 662

210

171

2 515

1 491

Kastamonu

19

69

764

9 331

4 817

4 514

2 145

2 027

2 672

2 487

Kayseri

1

6

70

5 096

2 491

2 605

762

680

1 729

1 925

Kırklareli

8

43

140

3 281

1 688

1 593

593

553

1 095

1 040

Kırşehir

7

41

220

4 518

2 400

2 118

1 100

997

1 300

1 121

Kocaeli*

6

54

391

8 922

4 659

4 263

2 742

2 535

1 917

1 728

Konya

31

107

533

18 342

9 662

8 680

4 473

4 111

5 189

4 569

Kütahya

13

107

533

11 873

5 936

5 937

2 371

2 364

3 565

3 573

Malatya

12

83

297

5 116

2 909

2 207

537

501

2 372

1 706

Manisa

6

158

737

18 825

9 647

9 178

3 361

3 391

6 286

5 787

K.Maraţ

9

105

538

11 941

6 780

5 161

1 046

976

5 734

4 185

Mardin

7

33

199

3 305

2 389

916

472

231

1 917

685

Muğla*

-

-

-

14 732

7 469

7 263

3 136

3 094

4 333

4 169

Muţ

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nevţehir

8

49

112

2 379

1 225

1 154

308

294

917

860

Niğde

5

30

59

1 421

755

666

322

251

433

415

Ordu

19

139

621

17 126

9 161

7 965

2 333

2 142

6 828

5 823

Rize

12

85

421

9 857

5 194

4 663

2 615

2 348

2 579

2 315

Sakarya*

12

105

555

12 600

6 672

5 928

2 373

2 062

4 299

3 866

Samsun

15

159

930

23 305

12 390

10 915

1 839

1 705

10 551

9 210

Siirt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sinop

9

42

227

3 638

1 884

1 754

689

668

1 195

1 086

Sivas

13

49

356

5 573

2 933

2 640

761

711

2 172

1 929

Tekirdağ

9

79

246

6 247

3 220

3 027

1 460

1 318

1 760

1 709

Tokat

11

104

401

8 029

4 245

3 784

765

749

3 480

3 035

Trabzon

18

146

581

16 077

8 407

7 670

3 441

3 211

4 966

4 459

Tunceli

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ţ.Urfa

11

65

1 188

13 611

10 137

3 474

2 769

1 256

7 368

2 218

Uţak

6

48

234

4 594

2 410

2 184

1 025

919

1 385

1 265

Van*

10

38

238

6 017

4 916

1 101

285

105

4 631

996

Yozgat*

14

112

478

10 272

5 459

4 813

586

553

4 873

4 260

Zonguldak

6

89

565

19 066

9 738

9 328

3 354

3 175

6 384

6 153

Aksaray

7

51

203

4 466

2 426

2 040

380

332

2 046

1 708

Bayburt

3

18

108

2 039

1 116

923

332

305

784

618

Karaman

6

40

130

3 059

1 714

1 345

702

532

1 012

813

Kırıkkale

9

31

165

2 443

1 349

1 094

498

441

851

653

Batman

3

9

36

1 083

760

323

460

204

300

119

Şırnak*

1

1

10

134

134

-

-

-

134

-

Bartın*

3

49

352

10 156

5 002

5 154

2 765

2 837

2 237

2 317

Ardahan

4

15

86

2 030

1 084

946

84

100

1 000

846

Iğdır

2

13

31

1 316

817

499

36

30

781

469

Yalova

5

15

34

2 467

1 269

1 198

703

648

566

550

Karabük

6

39

282

3 708

1 921

1 787

1 163

1 045

758

742

Kilis

4

10

92

2 035

1 135

900

313

269

822

631

Osmaniye

7

52

183

5 799

3 043

2 756

985

939

2 058

1 817

Düzce

8

62

307

13 635

6 996

6 639

3 825

3 636

3 171

3 003

Total

753

5 051

25 520

602 643

325 358

277 285

115 218

104 411

210 140

172 874

* Not definite data.
NOTE : Ağrı, Bingöl, Muş, Siirt and Tunceli are subject to bussed primary education and Şırnak’s bussed education costs are paid by GAP Administration.
Source: MONE General Directorate of Primary Education

Graph 4. Number of Students in Years at Bussed Primary Education

Source : MONE APK and General Directorate of Primary Education

Graph 5. Allocations in Years in Bussed Primary Education

Source: MONE APK and General Directorate of Primary Education

 

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