In the table below the enrolment figures for the 4 types of schooling are given. Primary School is from 1^st to 5^th class. A Middle School starts from 5^th up to 8^th class, while a High School runs from 9^th to 10^th class.

In the district school system the absolute majority of the schools are government run schools. They come under the direct supervision of the District Education Officer. There is one male and one female DEO. The female district education officer takes care of the districts of Nasirabad and Jaffarabad. There are three categories of government run schools: Primary, Middle, and High Schools. There used to be Mosque schools in the district but they were merged into government schools in 1993. A Head Master or Head Mistress is at the head of the High and Middle schools. A primary school is run by one or two teachers.

A primary school comprises two rooms. The majority of them, including the female schools, have boundary walls. They are government owned or donated by the MPA. The total number of Primary schools for boys is 523, catering for 24,895 students. The Primary schools for girls totals 142 with 10,165 students.

Small primary school

There is no vocational school in the district. There is one vocational training centre for labour at D.M.Jamali, serving the whole division. It comes under the Labour Department.

A middle school comprises four classes, from 5th to 8th. There are 30 Middle schools for boys with 6,363 students. All Middle schools are government owned. Almost all Middle school buildings have boundary walls. Those without boundary walls have requested them.

There are a total of 5 Middle schools for girls with 986 students enrolled. A Middle School (if separate) is headed by a head mistress or head master.

There are a total of 19 High schools for boys and 4 for girls. The total number of students in the boys High schools are 2,610 (of which 40 are girls). The number of female students is 300. An increase in the number of schools for girls can lead to growing number of female students.

There is one intermediate college at Dera Allah Yar for girls. The college is newly established and operating in a private building. The number of students is around 35. The boys’ degree college at Usta Muhammad was established in 1972. It has a total of 600 students.

The school administration comes under a headmaster or head mistress. A head master is supported by a number of teachers, drawing masters, science teacher, clerk etc. The number and variety of staff may vary from school to school.

The school buildings (except private schools) belong to the government of Balochistan. The primary school building may be donated by MPA funds, but still become the property of Balochistan government. There is little consistency in construction and style of school buildings, though all are made of red bricks. The majority of them lack playing grounds, boundary walls (primary schools), and latrine facilities.

The education sector in the district is faced with a number of development issues. The number of middle and high schools for girls are inadequate. The number of drop outs from primary to middle schools is caused by poverty and social unawareness of the parents. This is particularly through in the case of girls. The drop out rate decreased after the government & NGOs started distributing books and cooking oil (for those regularly attending classes).

The schools are lacking qualified teachers, in particular science teachers. There is only a very limited number of math teachers. It was observed that JV teachers are running High school classes.

The Intermediate College for girls is faced with the issue of non-availability of a permanent building. It now is only temporarily open in a private 4 room building.

The trends of cheating in secondary and middle examinations have increased. The DEO have agreed upon that there is a growing amount of cheating and unfair means in Matric examination. The attendance is not very high in rural areas. This is the reason for the low standard of education in the district.

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