Jordan - Sixth Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-37 02-JO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US$40.0 MILLION TO THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN FOR A SIXTH EDUCATION PROJECT December 29, 1983 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURMRENCY EQUIVALENTS Calendar 1982 July 1983 Currency Unit Jordan dinar (JD) JD US $1.00 JD 0.35 0.37 JD 1.000 US$2.82 2.72 Exchange rate used in the Appraisal Report JD1=US$2.67 Fiscal Year = Calendar Year ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DOP Directorate of Projects GVSS General Vocational Secondary School ICB International Competitive Bidding MOE Ministry of Education NPC National Planning Council TA Technical Assistance UNDP United Nations Development Programme VTC Vocational Training Corporation  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN SIXTH EDUCATION PROJECT Loan and Project Summary Borrower. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Beneficiary: Ministry of Education (MOE). Amount: US$40.0 million equivalent. Terms: 17 years, including four years of grace at the standard variable interest rate. Project Description: The major objectives of the project are to replace inadequate facilities and to provide additional capacity in compulsory (grades 1-9) and general secondary (grades 10-12) education, improve availability of laboratories, libraries and workshops in upper-secondary schools, and increase the vocational content of curricula. In addition, the project would contribute to the institutional development of the MOE, already initiated under the earlier Bank-financed education projects. The project would include: (a) constructing, equipping, and furnishing 25 compulsory schools and 7 general secondary schools for girls as well as 6 compulsory schools and 9 general secondary schools for boys; (b) constructing, equipping and furnishing science laboratories, libraries and multi-purpose workshops for 53 existing upper general secondary schools; and (c) technical assistance for training instructors, education planning and technology, project implementation and preinvestment studies. The main beneficiaries of the project are the compulsory and secondary school age groups who will be better prepared for employment. The project incorporates measures to reinforce MOE project implementation capacity. The project faces no special risk. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  Estimated Cost; 1/ Local Foreign Total Million----