Effects of including refugees in local government schools on pupils' learning achievement: Evidence from West Nile, Uganda.

The paper analyses the effect of government school attendance on refugee pupils' learning achievement and the effect of refugee concentration in schools on the learning achievement of native pupils in government schools. The study uses learning assessment data collected in refugee settlements and host communities in West Nile, Uganda. The results show that refugee pupils attending government schools do not perform differently in English but score lower in math than those in non-government schools, while native pupils attending government schools with higher refugee concentrations score lower in both English and math under the context where massive refugee influx continues. • We analyze effects of including refugees in government schools on pupils' learning. • Data come from West Nile, Uganda, during the South Sudanese refugee influx. • Attending government schools has no significant effect on refugees' English score. • Refugees score lower in maths in government schools than in non-state schools. • Natives in high refugee concentration schools score less in English and math. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]