In post civil war Xamar, formal education was controlled by Islah/Muslim Brotherhood. The schools were funded by Saudi Arabia mostly and virtually every school taught Saudi curriculum. Around 2005, they switched to Emirati curriculum in most subjects. After 2010, the government introduced a new "Somali" curriculum: science/math in English, other subjects in Somali.
Saudi curriculum was very retarded. They taught us about the history of Saud family like the bible and no mention of world history. Oour history teacher had to pressure the school to let him teach us Somali Geography/history. I learned about the Nazis/European history for the first time ever when I was in Form One (year 10) after my school switched to Emirati curriculum which covered world history unlike Saudi one.
English based schools were better and used American/Western curricula but were too expensive.
School starts at 07:30 and ends at 12:30. Saturday to Wednesday. Very few students had the textbooks and the teacher spends most of the period (60 mins) writing the entire lesson on the blackboard, then translate it into Somali. We took these in high school (Emirati curriculum): math - upto basic calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, history, Geography, Islamic teaching, Arabic, Somali, English.
Bad teachers and worse students. Many students go to afternoon, private English based schools (which are much better) to study science/math/English/ and CS on top of the regular school.
Nothing else is taught. No PE, health/sex Ed or IT/CS. No labs or practical education.
Not a single student repeated the year despite many failing - parents won't accept it.
Universities are much worse. North Mogadishu had few schools due to lack of qualified teachers - who had to be imported. Kaaraan had one formal school before 2005. Cabdicaziiz had none. School fees were 10usd/month.
Cheating in exams was extensive and invigilators looked the other way as students cheated from their textbooks (no joke). I was lucky because I owned textbooks (Australian math book, Emirati biology/chemistry books) which I used to study - I was the only student who would pass monthly/semifinal exams - but oddly, everyone passed the final years. Somali was super difficult since they made us memorize loads of Waqooyi poems that we didn't know their meanings. Our teacher was from SL and used to insult us for our lack of familiarity with Somali (read:Northern) culture and language lol. Memorizing Arabic poems was easier for literally every single one us. They made me memorize a shitton of arabic/Qaldaan poems.
I remember some.
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Forgot all Qaldaan poems, tho.
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