Professional performance of private secondary school in Qurna district using geographic information systems

Abstract

A study of the functional performance of private secondary schools in Qurna district on their efficiency and spatial distribution. The researcher relied on geographic information systems in drawing and interfaces of geographical locations. The researcher also concentrated on some of the rules drawn by the Ministry of Planning in Iraq for private schools establishment that they need to follow for building their schools. The research contained four sections, the first one was a study of geographical characteristic for the district of Qurna. The second was focusing on the study of the spatial distribution of secondary schools in the district. While the third also dealt with the statistical tools used in the distribution of private secondary schools. The study ended with the fourth topic, which focused on the efficiency of private secondary schools in Al Qurna district and the factors affecting their extension.