LAGOS STATE

Improving Poor Performance of

Public Schools’ Students In
WASSCE
 SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths Weakness
•Densely populated
•Availability of qualified classrooms
teachers sustained
through quarterly •Non existent guidelines
replacement on appointment of
principals
•Good economic base
which guarantees •Unconducive
regular teachers’ salary atmosphere for teachers
in schools
•Clustered nature of
public schools makes for •Lack of training needs
easy monitoring analysis
•Policy “somersault”
 Opportunities Threat
Private Sector
Unrestrained influx of
Contribution
people into Lagos State
Partnership with private
Poverty –big issue, 72.5%
sector(schools)
of household occupy one
Encouragement of room
Schools to embrace ICT
Child-labour
Collaboration with
Chaotic traffic situation in
Colleges of education
the urban and sub urban
areas
 LAGOS STATE
Poor Performance of Public School Students In WASSCE
Why?

Poor Poor None procurement

comprehension instructional Over stretched
of necessary
Why? in Eng Language delivery school Infrastructure
textbooks

Over crowded Lack of

Poor Weak Emphasis classrooms commitment by
Reading on rote
Why? Culture
Foundation in
learning
(avg. 80 per students/parents
Eng Lang at pupils per
Pry School class)
None Narrow
One availability of Constant influx
Lack of of people with perception of
teacher instructional
Why? interest &
for all material & school age free education
motivation children
subjects in inability of
Pry Sch teachers to
improvise Lack of
No Lagos is clarity of
Library the concept of
Strict Limited facilities for
Why? or other
in-service training on economic free
facilities adherence to
effective utilization of hub education
to one teacher
per class teaching aids &
promote
policy (Pry) various methods of
reading
teaching
Some Statistical Evidence
Total Public Schools’ Approx 1m
Enrolment pupils
Secondary –JSS 324,444
SSS 268,849
No of Teachers –JSS 8,168
SSS 8,765
No of Public Schools –JSS 307
SSS 303
Some Statistical Evidence
Candidates 76,658 (‘05)
Registered for 79,169 (’06)
WASSEC 69,000 (07)
Annual Funding of N230M (’05)
WASSCE N272M (’06)
N242M (07)
Passes in 5 credits Less than 29% (06)
(Eng & Math) Less than 20% (07)
Realising Potential
ARTIST?
Making Strategic Choices

Utilising
Utilising Data
Data

Infrastructure/
Infrastructure/ Policy
Policy
Materials
Materials Contradictions
Contradictions

Empowerment
Empowerment
 Taking Action

• Comprehensive & objective review of

existing Education Policies to ensure
alignment with the Vision of the State

• Develop effective and efficient management

of information and administrative systems
to ensure successful delivery of
programmes
• Empower schools to plan for improving
quality of teaching and learning.
• Infrastructure Upgrade – Improve learning
and teaching environment to enhance
performance
 Stakeholder Analysis

Nat Min SUBE Ed LGEA SCh NGO Donor

B Dis

Utilising • • • • • • •
Data
Policy • • • • • • •
Coordination

Empower • • • • • • •
ment

Infrastructur • • • • •
e
 Risk Analysis

Probability Potential Impact

Issues Hi Med Low Hi Med Low

Utilising Data • •
Policy • •
Contradictions
Empowerment • •
Infrastructure/ • •
Materials
Resources

National State Devt

Partners
Utilising Data 20% 60% 20%

Policy - 90% 10%

Contradiction
Empowerment - 70% 30%

Infrastructure 20% 60% 20%

Monitoring & Evaluation
 Outcomes
• Children enjoy learning, are achieving, &
performance apply learning to their every day
life

• Effective & •Community

efficient participation in
system with schools
committed
leaders at all
levels who
have clarity of
purpose &
roles

• Highly motivated teachers with

adequate facilities to enhance performance.
THANK YOU