GIS BASED EVALUATION OF ACCESSIBILITY TO

PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IFE REGION,

OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.

A PROPOSITIONAL SEMINAR
BY

ARILESERE OLANREWAJU A.
(SSP12/13/H/2065)
M.GIS & Remote Sensing
SUPERVISOR:
DR. M.O. OLAWOLE
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY,
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE

FEBRUARY, 2015
 INTRODUCTION

 Accessibility to public facility is the easiness by which

people can reach their desired activity. (Hanson, 2009).

 Education is a form of learning in which knowledge, skills

and habits of a group of people are transferred from one
generation to the next through teaching, training and
research.

 Secondary Education is seen as a link between primary

and tertiary education. This stage of education serves as
an instrument to shape and direct a child to a bright future
 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
 So much work have been done on accessibility, however,
few research of this nature has been carried out in
education.

 There is problem of inadequacy in the establishment of

government secondary schools and this is caused by
locational inequalities in the location of the few available
schools. (Inobeme, 2012).

 There is inconsistency in turnout between rural and

urban children, which is apparent to be as a result of
economic and social factors, and the problem of
accessibility.
 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of this research is to examine the accessibility of
pupils to public secondary schools in Ife Region.

The objectives of the research are to:

i. Analyse the distributional patterns of public secondary

schools in the study area.

ii. Analyze accessibility level to public secondary schools in

the region.

iii. Examine service areas of secondary schools in the region.

 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

 Much of the studies on accessibility in Nigeria focused

more on urban areas.

 This research intends to bridge the gap in the literature of

accessibility by focusing on areas with several rural
settlements to analyse the accessibility of pupils to
secondary schools, using Ife Region, Osun State as a case
study
 STUDY AREA
 Location: Osun State, Nigeria
(7º31 00N, 4º27 00 E/
7º51667N 4.45000E
7º12 N, 4º36E/ 7.200ºN,
4.600ºE)

 Population: 644,729 people

(NPC, 2006)

 Area: 1902km²

 Climate: Humid tropical

rainforest

 LGA: Ife-East, Ife-South,

Ife-North, Ife-Central
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW

 The framework for this study is CENTRAL PLACE

THEORY as put forward by Christaller (1966).

 Concept and measurements of accessibility will also

serve as a guide for this study
 METHODOLOGY
Method of data collection

Data to be used for this study will be collected from both

primary and secondary sources
 METHODOLOGY
S/ Data type Source Scale/ Resolution Relevance
N
1 Field Observation Field Survey Not applicable

2 Geographic Coordinate GPS Geographic

of secondary schools Coordinates of
and settlements the features
3 Topographical Map LGA town 1:50,000 Base map for
planning Georefrencing,
office LGAs &
Boundaries
4 Road Network Map LGA town 1 meter Road network
planning analysis
office and
Google earth
 METHODOLOGY

Data Analysis Techniques

 Point Pattern Analysis

 Nearest Neighbourhood Analysis

 Service Area Analysis

METHODOLOGY FLOW
CHART
 LIST OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL IN IFE REGION
IFE CENTRAL LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Ife Middle School
St. Murumba Middle School 1
Oranmiyan Middle School 1
Oluorogbo Middle School II
Urban Day Middle School I
Anglican Central Middle School
HIGH SCHOOLS
Oduduwa High School
Moremi High School
Seventh Day Adventist High School
St. David High School
MODAKEKE AREA OFFICE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
The Apostolic Middle School
LA Middle School
Modakeke Muslim Middle School
St. Francis Middle School
Ogunsua Middle School
St. Stephens Middle School
Community Middle School
Baptist Middle School
HIGH SCHOOLS
Modakeke High School
Our Lady High School
Modakeke Islamic High School
 IFE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Idita Community Middle School
St. Peters African Middle School
St. Philips Middle School
Community Middle School
Ethopian Middle School
Olubuse Memorial Middle School
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS
Yekemi middle and high school
Wanikin middle and grammar school
Iyanfoworogi middle and grammar school
HIGH SCHOOLS
Ife Anglican High School
Ansarudeen High School
Ife City High School
St. Johns High School
School of Science High School
Anglican Commercial Grammar School
Ooni High School
IFE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Anglican Middle School
The Apostolic Middle School.
C.A.C Commercial Middle School
C & S Middle School
Yakooyo Middle School
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS
Community Middle/High School
Akinlalu Middle/High School
Origbo Community School
Community Middle/High School
United Middle/High School
Okuu Community Middle/High School
Community Middle/High School
HIGH SCHOOLS
Origbo Anglican High School
L.A High School
C.A.C High School
 IFE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Saint Peters Middle School
Olode Middle School
United Middle School
LA Middle School
Ifetedo Middle School 1 & 2
HIGH SCHOOLS
Ayanbeku Memorial Grammar School
Ifetedo High School
Olode High School 1 & 2
Community Secondary Grammar School
Ifesowapo Community Grammar School
Labata Secondary Grammar School
Irepodun Secondary Grammar School
HIGH SCHOOLS (cont’d)
Aderemi Secondary Grammar School
Idiako Secondary Grammar School
Omifunfun Secondary Grammar School
Amola Saliu Secondary Grammar School
Ajebandele Secondary Grammar School
Meforade Secondary Grammar School
Araromi Oke Odo Community Grammar School
Community Secondary Grammar School
Osisoko Secondary Grammar School
Community Secondary School
Ara Community School
Community Secondary Grammar School
 EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION TO
KNOWLEDGE
 This study will contribute to knowledge by
demonstrating the capabilities of GIS application in
spatial distribution and accessibility analysis.

 The result of this research will be relevant in planning

for effective and equitable distribution of schools in
the region
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