1. EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM
(PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS)
STAKEHOLDERS’
CONSULTATIVE
FORUM

2. ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
Objective
INTRODUCTION
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3. •TO JOINTLY REVIEW THE SEEMINGLY HOPELESS SITUATION
•FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE CRITICAL ISSUES
•TO FORMULATE APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR THE IMPERATIVE
REFORMS
•TO BEQUEATH A LASTING LEGACY TO OUR CHILDREN
Why Are We Here?
INTRODUCTION…
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Total Enrolment: 436,936
Male:- 49.8%
Female:- 51.2%
Average Pupil/Classroom Ratio in Secondary School is 1:90
(UNESCO Recommendation is 1:30)
EDUCATION IN OYO STATE – SITUATION ANALYSISEDUCATION IN OYO STATE – SITUATION ANALYSIS
Total number of Secondary Schools: 631
Total number of Teachers: 14,675
Total number of Classrooms: 32,826
Usable:- 58.8%
Required renovation:- 41.2%
Only 20% of Secondary Schools has source of potable water
Less than 5% of Schools are utilizing ICT enabled white Boards
National Exams Position: 34th in 2011, 13th in 2014 (WAEC)
SOURCE: Oyo State Ministry of Education, Ibadan

5. • Edict 14 of 1975 titled “Take over of Private Schools,” Government took over all Primary and Post-Primary Schools
nationwide leading to :
Increase in number of Secondary Schools from 92 in 1972 to the current status of 631 in 2016
 Population explosion: Enrolment from 146,743 in 1979 to 436,936 in 2016 across Secondary Schools
• Education Sector Challenges:
Inadequate coverage and limited level of inclusiveness
Poor quality and relevance
Indiscipline
Infrastructural insufficiency and decay
Non-sustainable funding and inadequate resourcing
Historical Perspective
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
SOURCE: Oyo State Ministry of Education, Ibadan
International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities. Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012), pp. 182-187
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6. Budgetary Provision: Ministry of Education/Tescom
CURRENT TREND
Sources: Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Approved Books of Estimates 2006 – 2015, Statistical Year Book
2014 Edition, State Bureau of Statistics Statistical: Year Book Combined Edition 2006 - 2010, State Bureau of Statistics P. 6

7. Today’s State Funded Educational Cost /Student: 90% increase from 1980
CURRENT TREND
•Need for value addition and creativity in view of reduced revenue nationwide
Sources: Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Approved Books of Estimates 2006 – 2015,
Statistical Year Book 2014 Edition, State Bureau of Statistics Statistical: Year Book Combined Edition 2006 - 2010, State Bureau of Statistics
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8. Comparative Data
COMPARATIVE DATA
• The following States have implemented
similar interventions
 Lagos State
 Ogun State
 Anambra State
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9. Comparative Data: Before (Lagos)
COMPARATIVE DATA

10. Comparative Data: After (Lagos)
COMPARATIVE DATA
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11. Global Best Practices
WAY FORWARD
• The globally established strategy for funding Education is for Government to
collaborate with interested stakeholders
•The State Government has invited stakeholders to formulate or tailor a specific
strategy for the management of some schools using the criteria to be determined
• At the end of the process Education Options Available in Oyo State:
 Public Secondary Schools
 Private Schools (existing ones being managed by private practitioners)
 Schools Under The Participatory Management Models
OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT FOR SALEPRIVATIZATION
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12. Examples of Participatory Model
WAY FORWARD
•Management Services Model (Government entrusts management to Private Partner)
Financial and Staff Management
Long term Planning and Leadership
•Professional Services Model
Teachers training and Quality assessment
Students’ evaluation
Record management and other supplementary services
•Support Services Model
Building maintenance
Pupils’ Transportation, School meals and Catering
Laboratories and ICT facilities
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13. •Government Purchasing Program Model
Government contracts Private Schools to deliver Education at Public
School rate
Subsidy per student enrolled in and accredited or eligible Private School
•Adopt-a-School Model
Private Sector Partners provide cash and in-kind resources to complement
Government funding of Public Schools
Support could be on curriculum, textbooks, infrastructure, etc.
Examples of Participatory Model…..
WAY FORWARD
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14. •Infrastructure Services
Design, finance, construct and operation of public school infrastructure by
interested stakeholders in partnership with the Government
Government leases a facility that has been financed, built and operated
interested stakeholders
The private partner builds, owns and operates the infrastructure facilities
Government continues to retain its responsibility for the delivery of
the core educational service provision in all the above models.
Examples of Participatory Model…..
WAY FORWARD
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15. •Policy formulation
•Curriculum development
•Quality assurance
•Regulation of charges/fees
•Set standards for teaching and learning
•Regulating partnership
Role of Government
WAY FORWARD
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16. Benefits of Participatory Model…..
WAY FORWARD
•Improved standard of Education
•Improved results relative to nationwide standards
•Improved School Infrastructure
•Enhanced efficiency in school management
•Transparency and accountability in management of schools
•Cost-efficiency
•Enhanced quality assurance/monitoring of schools
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17. Conclusion
WAY FORWARD
Participatory Management of less than 10% of the
existing State Public Secondary schools.
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