National Survey of Catholic Schools in Haiti: Final Report

Data collectors hired by each of the ten (arch)dioceses surveyed school directors in November and December 2011 and January 2012, entering answers on handheld devices with GPS locations. The University of Notre Dame team cleaned and analyzed the data between March and May 2012. All data were self-reported and not independently verified.

Catholic schools are 15 percent of schools nationally and nearly 20 percent of secondary schools, compared with 12 percent for public schools. Enrollment in Catholic schools fell by about 65,000 students between the first and ninth year of fundamental school, and economic difficulty is the first barrier to attendance. Thirty-five percent of Catholic schools are fully licensed, and 1,505 lack full accreditation. Only 7 percent have Internet access, 20 percent have a computer and 61 percent lack a school feeding program. Only 11 percent receive public subsidies, and 44 percent of those did not receive them in full or on time; 71 percent rely on tuition and fees and 32 percent keep no budget or financial records. The report gives strategic directions for the bishops, the Episcopal Commission and diocesan education bureaus in each area.