LAGOSSTATE

MINISTRYOFEDUCATION

ANNUALEDUCATIONSECTOR
PERFORMANCEREPORT2010

June2010

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 Contents

Abbreviations............................................................................................................................iii
IntroductionPurposeoftheReport.......................................................................................1
Chapter1Performanceassessmentframework....................................................................3
EducationSectorPlan20092018.........................................................................................3
Dataontheeducationsystem...............................................................................................4
Chapter2Inputs.....................................................................................................................5
Chapter3Processes...............................................................................................................9
Policyandstrategy................................................................................................................9
Publicservicereformandorganisationaldevelopment.....................................................15
Chapter4Outputs................................................................................................................18
Facilities...............................................................................................................................18
Textbooksandteachinglearningmaterials........................................................................19
Teachers..............................................................................................................................20
Otheroutputs......................................................................................................................21
Chapter5Outcomes.............................................................................................................23
Participation........................................................................................................................23
Accessandequity................................................................................................................23
Internalefficiency................................................................................................................24
Learning...............................................................................................................................24
Chapter6Implications..........................................................................................................25
AnnexAMTSSmonitoringindicators...................................................................................27
AnnexBPopulationassumptions.........................................................................................29

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Abbreviations
ASC AnnualSchoolCensus
ASR AnnualSectorReview
CWIQ CoreWelfareIndicatorQuestionnaire
ECCE EarlyChildCareEducation
ECCDE EarlyChildCareDevelopmentEducation
EFA EducationforAll
EMIS EducationManagementInformationSystem
ENSUBEB EnuguStateUniversalBasicEducationBoard
ESP EducationStrategicPlan
ESOP EducationSectorOperationalPlan
ETF EducationTrustFund
FTS FederalTeacherScheme
GER GrossEnrolmentRate
JSC JuniorSecondaryCertificate
JSS JuniorSecondarySchool
LGA LocalGovernmentAuthority
LGEA LocalGovernmentEducationAuthority
MDA Ministries,DepartmentsandAgencies
MOEST MinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnology
MoU MemorandumofUnderstanding
MTSS MediumTermSectorStrategy
NBS NationalBureauofStatistics
NCE NationalCouncilonEducation
NER NetEnrolmentRate
PPSMB PostPrimarySchoolManagementBoard
PRS Policy,ResearchandStatistics(Department)
PRY Primary
SAME StateAgencyforMassEducation
SB ScholarshipBoard
SBMC SchoolBasedManagementCommittee
SESP StateEducationSectorProgramme
SMOE StateMinistryofEducation
SSC SeniorSchoolCertificate
SSS SeniorSecondarySchool
STVMB StateTechnicalandVocationalManagementBoard
UBE UniversalBasicEducation

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IntroductionPurposeoftheReport

1. LagosStatehascompleteditsEducationSectorPlan(ESP),alongtermstrategicdocument
whichguidestheeducationsectorreformagenda,anditsMediumTermSectorStrategy
(MTSS),amediumtermoperationaldocument,whichlinkstheESPwiththebudgetprocess.

2. InitsESPandtheMTSS,LagosStatehascommittedtoanannualsectorreviewprocess:A
JointAnnualSectorReviewofeducationsectorprogresswillbeheld,comprisingan
evaluationoftheprogressofsectorperformanceagainsttheESPtargetsandindicators,and
ESOPprogrammes/activities.ThefirstJointAnnualSectorReviewwasundertakenin2009
(ESPSection8.1).

3. Chapter8oftheESPoutlinesthebasiccharacteristicsofthereviewprocess:

Thereviewshouldbeconsideredasaregularfeatureoftheannualbudgetcalendar
aimedtoassistbudgetplanning:TheAnnualSectorReview(ASR)willbescheduledto
ensureschoolyearperformanceassessmentandtocomplementthebudgetarycycleso
thatinformeddecisionscanbetakenpriortobudgetpreparation.Likewisethereview
willtakeplacepriortorevisionoftherollingworkEducationSectorOperationalPlan.
Thefocusofthereviewwillbeagovernmentreportonthestateofeducationledbythe
Planning,ResearchandStatisticsDepartmentintheStateMinistryofEducation(SMOE):
SMOEthroughthemonitoringandevaluationfunctioninPRS,willproducea
comprehensiveAnnualEducationSectorPerformanceReport,includingassessmentof
progresstowardsmeetingindicatorsandtargets,andimplementationofESOP.The
reportwillincludelessonslearnedandrecommendationsasabasisfordiscussions
duringtheASR.
Thereportwillfocusonresults:Thepurposeofthereviewprocessistoensurethat
thereareeffectivereturnsontheinvestmentsbeingmadeintheeducationsectorand
thattheintendedbeneficiaries(children,students,parentsandallotherstakeholders)
areindeedbenefiting.
Thereviewismeaningfulonlyasanopenandpublicexercise:Theprocessof
accountability,towhichtheSMOEiscommitted,dictatesthatthereshouldbearegular
reviewofeducationsectorperformance.ThisreviewwillbeconductedbySMOEandby
itsinternalandexternalpartnersandstakeholders(ESPSection8.3).

4. Thispurposeofthisreportistocomplementtheannualplanningandbudgetprocess:

Itisavitalinputtothebudgetplanningstage:asabriefeducationsectoranalysis,it
takesstockofobjectivesandtargetsandidentifiestheprioritiesthatthebudgetwill
needtoaddress.
Itisanoutputoftheaccountingandreportingstage,whichthroughinformationon
expenditureandresultsenhancestransparencyforthebenefitofallstakeholders.

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5. Morespecifically,thekeyquestionsaskedinthisreportare:

Whatistheevidenceonkeyeducationoutputsandoutcomes,withparticularreference
totheindicatorsspecifiedintheplanningandbudgetdocuments?
Areobservedtrendsconsistentwithexpectationsinthelightofcurrentpolicies?
Whatdoestheevidencesuggestaboutchangesthatshouldbemadetothesepolicies?
Arethereanydatagapsand,ifso,whatadditionaldatashouldbecollectedandhowcan
ongoingprocessesbeimproved?

6. Theinformationpresentedinthisreportisorganisedfromaresultsbasedmanagement
perspective:indicatorsdescriberesourcesusedandmeasurestaken(inputsandactivities;
e.g.teachertrainingreforms)inordertoproduceshorttomediumtermresults(outputs;
e.g.teacherquality),whichintheirturnarebelievedtobekeysteppingstonestoachieve
mediumtolongtermresultsforthebeneficiaries(outcomesandimpact;e.g.learning
outcomes).Theanalysisfocusesonwhatfactorsinfluencetherelationshipsbetweeninputs
andresults.Evidenceonwhetherornotoutcomesareachievedandwhyshouldprovidethe
plannerwithareasonablebasistoadjustactivitiesandpolicies.

RESULTS

Activities/
Inputs Processes/ Outputs Outcomes Impact
Systems

Shortterm Longterm
Timeline

7. Sincetheaimofthereportistoinformtheplanningprocess,itsstructuretriestolink
programmeimplementation(inputsactivitiesoutputs)withsectorperformance(outcomes
impact)throughtheuseofsectorperformanceinformationandstatistics:

Chapter1determinesthekeyexpectedresults,basedontheESPandtheMTSS
Chapter2discussestheprogressonexpenditure
Chapter3discussestheeducationsectorsystemsandprocesses
Chapter4presentstheevidenceonoutputs
Chapter5presentstheevidenceonoutcomesandimpact
Chapter6presentskeyfindingsthatcanbeusedforstrategicplanningpurposes

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Chapter1Performanceassessmentframework

EducationSectorPlan20092018
8. TheLagosEducationStrategicPlan(ESP)providesanoverviewofeducationsectorpolicies,
objectives,targetsandstrategiesfortheperiod2009to2018.TheESPisstructuredaround
fivekeypriorityareas:

Accessandequity
- Expandclassroomphysicalfacilitiestoimproveteachinglearningatmosphere
- Makeschoolsfullyfunctionalthroughlibraries,toilets,furnitureetc
- Improvethemechanismforthesupervisionofprivateschools
- Improvecompletionratiobyaddressingissuesofretention
- Instituteschooldevelopmentgrantsandconditionalcashtransfers

Qualityassurancesystem
- Establishaframeworkformonitoringlearningachievement
- Reducetherateoffailurethroughqualityteaching,supportedbyqualityteachers,
qualityfacilitiesandqualityschoolenvironment
- ReformtheInspectoratebyestablishingwholeschoolevaluation

Curriculumrelevance
- EnhancestatusandattractivenessofVocationalEducation
- BecomeanintegralpartofgeneraleducationfromJSS1toSS3
- Producemorestudentswhoarewellinformedandinnovative
- Orientgraduatestowardstheworldofworkfocusingonemployableskills
- Introducelifelonglearningandprepareforresponsiblecitizenship
- Buildentrepreneurialskillstocreatewealthandalleviatepoverty
- Respondtoneedsofpeoplefromtheyouthtothepoorandadultlearner

Policy,planningandmanagement
- FullyrolloutEMIS(LASGEMS)
- Streamlineinstitutions/departments/unitstoeliminateoverlapsoffunctions
- Establishapolicyformulatingtechnicalcommittee
- InstitutionaliseanM&EFrameworkattheSMoE/District/LGEAlevel

Educationfinance
- Increasefunding
- Strengtheneffectiveutilizationoffunds
- StrengthenplanningandresourcemanagementbyimprovingtheMTSSprocess
- Improvebudgetoutcomethroughaperformancemanagementsystem
- Increaseparentalandcommunityinvolvementinthemanagementofschools
- Exploretheincreaseddelegationoffinancialmanagementtoschoolsfortheuseof
UBEinterventionfunds

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MediumTermSectorStrategy20102012
9. TheMTSSdocumentiscentredonfivemajorgoals:

Earlychildhoodcareanddevelopmenteducation
- Support,raisepublicawareness,andincreaseaccesstoECCDE
- ImproveECCDEinpublicprimaryschools

Basiceducation
- Improvequalityofbasiceducationandvocationalschools
- Increaseaccesstobasiceducationandvocationalschools
- Providenonformaleducationforadults
- Enhanceplanning,managementandinfrastructureforadministration
- Enhanceimplementationofnationalcurriculumandcocurricularactivities

Secondaryeducation
- Makeseniorsecondaryeducationmoreaccessibleandconducive
- Enhancemonitoringandevaluationacrossseniorsecondaryeducation,including
thedevelopmentanduseofresearchandstatisticaldata
- Enhanceimplementationofnationalcurriculumandcocurricularactivities
- Enhanceplanning,managementandinfrastructureforadministration

Technicalandvocationeducation
- Improvestandardofperformanceofstudents&teachersinallTVEinstitutions
- Enhanceaccesstotechnicalandvocationaleducation
Tertiaryeducation
- Promotegoodgovernance
- Increaseinternallygeneratedrevenue(e.g.throughalumniassociations)
- Enhancephysicalenvironmentoftertiaryinstitutionsandimproveinfrastructure
- Improvetheprofessionalcompetenciesofteachingandnonteachingstaff
- BroadenaccessforLagosStateindigenesinparticularandresidentsingeneral

Dataontheeducationsystem
10. Therearetwotypesofinformationforreportingprogressagainsttheaboveobjectives:

(i) QualitativeinformationbasedonreportsprovidedbyeducationMDAs(Chapter3)
(ii) Quantitativeinformationfromthefollowingsources(Chapters2,4and5):

ReportofAccountantGeneralwithfinancialstatementsfor2008,2009and2010
StateUniversalBasicEducationBoardBudgetReport2009
Publicexpenditurerecords(SMOE,Districtsandtertiaryinstitutions)
AnnualSchoolCensus20092010
Selectedhouseholdsurveys,suchasthe2006CoreWelfareIndicatorsSurvey
(NBS/WorldBank)andthe2007MultipleClusterIndicatorSurvey(NBS/UNICEF)

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Chapter2Inputs

11. Thischapterdescribestheresourcesallocated(bytheStateandFederalgovernments),
releasedandutilisedintheeducationsector.

12. Thestateexpenditureoneducationasproportionoftotalstateexpendituredecreasedfrom
13%in2008to12%in2009.Whiletheshareofrecurrentexpenditureincreasedfrom21.2%
in2008to22.6%in2009,theshareofcapitalaccountincreasedbyover1.5percentage
pointsbetween2008and2009.

Table2.1LagosStateexpenditureandexpenditureoneducationsector(inmillionNaira)
Stateexpenditure
Stateexpenditure
TotalStateexpenditure oneducationaspercentageof
oneducation
totalStateexpenditure(%)
Recurrent Capital Recurrent Capital Recurrent Capital
2008 125,581 161,021 26,646 10,544 21 7
2009 120,565 177,771 27,297 8,887 23 5

13. In2009,totalactualexpenditureoneducationsectorwas71%ofthetotalapprovedbudget
foreducation.Thebiggestdifferencewasincapitalexpenditureaccountwhereonly51%of
approvedbudgetwasactuallyspentcomparedtorecurrentexpenditureaccountwhere
almost81%oftheapprovedbudgetwasactuallyspent.

Figure2.1LagosStatebudgetandexpenditureforeducationsector

14. Theshareofpreprimaryandprimaryeducationintotalpublicexpenditureoneducationwas
32%in2009,whiletheshareofsecondaryandtertiaryeducationwas44%and20%,
respectively.Theshareofpreprimaryandprimaryeducation,secondaryandtertiary
educationintotalrecurrentexpenditureoneducationwas35%,38%and22%,respectively.

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Table2.2Recurrentbudgetandexpenditurebytypeandlevel,includingLGAallocation
2008 2009
Level Personnel Overheads Total Personnel Overhead Total
Primary,incl.pre
13,759,600,065 1,087,249,182 14,846,849,247 13,664,666,899 695,400,000 14,360,066,899
primary
Secondary,incl.
technicaland 20,118,476,786 658,920,000 20,777,396,786 15,047,542,170 549,403,417 15,596,945,587
vocational
Tertiary 5,502,929,032 4,060,635,596 9,563,564,628 5,452,876,898 3,616,219,042 9,069,095,940

Central
460,953,727 1,521,984,455 1,982,938,182 415,313,925 1,288,601,964 1,703,915,889
administration
Other
121,025,558 69,270,500 190,296,058 105,738,365 62,638,605 168,376,970
programmes
Total 39,962,985,168 7,398,059,733 47,361,044,901 34,686,138,257 6,212,263,028 40,898,401,285

Table2.3RecurrentexpenditurebyLGEA,2009(inmillionNaira)
Personnel1 Overheads2 Total
AGEGE 935,811,433 14,376,000 950,187,433
AJEROMIIFELODUN 878,290,930 20,040,000 898,330,930
ALIMOSHO 988,952,623 18,600,000 1,007,552,623
AMUWOODOFIN 437,511,259 15,144,000 452,655,259
APAPA 411,341,280 10,843,200 422,184,480
BADAGRY 604,018,467 15,705,600 619,724,067
EPE 575,459,647 21,916,800 597,376,447
ETIOSA 351,502,182 15,156,000 366,658,182
IBEJULEKKI 231,416,138 12,868,800 244,284,938
IFAKOIJAIYE 525,910,892 10,603,200 536,514,092
IKEJA 606,722,388 12,883,200 619,605,588
IKORODU 831,577,208 19,723,200 851,300,408
KOSOFE 966,882,578 15,163,200 982,045,778
LAGOSISLAND 488,690,397 13,257,600 501,947,997
LAGOSMAINLAND 687,940,253 17,097,600 705,037,853
MUSHIN 1,057,472,068 21,312,000 1,078,784,068
OJO 604,724,343 15,103,200 619,827,543
OSHODIISOLO 794,233,938 20,433,600 814,667,538
SHOMOLU 810,367,729 14,078,400 824,446,129
SURULERE 812,933,625 21,772,800 834,706,425
TOTAL 13,601,759,379 326,078,400 13,927,837,779
1 2
LocalGovernmentallocationtoLGEA; SUBEBallocationtoLGEA

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15. TotaleducationexpenditureperannumwasN36,553perprimaryeducationpupil(including
preprimary)andN37,898persecondaryeducationpupil.

16. Thecontributionoflocalgovernmentstomeetingthestaffingcostsofprimaryschools
accountedfor33%oftotalrecurrentexpenditureoneducationin2009.

17. Theshareofpreprimaryandprimaryeducationintotalcapitalexpenditureoneducation
was15%in2009,71%insecondaryeducationand12%intertiaryeducation,respectively.

Table2.4Capitalaccountbudgetandexpenditurebylevelsofeducation
Levels Budget Expenditure
Preprimary&primary 2,807,848,030 1,320,314,380
Secondary 10,789,651,970 6,338,264,275
Tertiary 3,125,201,007 1,063,066,660
Crosscutting 503,600,000 90,675,132
OtherProgrammes 115,000,000 74,250,932
Total 17,341,301,007 8,886,571,379
LGAresources Notavailable Notavailable

18. ThefollowingcapitalbudgetandexpendituredatawerenotavailablebyLGA:

UBEInterventionFundbudgetandexpenditure
Localgovernmentandanyothercapitalexpenditure

19. In2009,SUBEBreceivedfundsagainst2006and2007planshoweveronlyplansfor2006
wereimplemented.Intotal,N1,153,979,727wasspentagainst2006plansin2009.

Table2.6UBEInterventionFundbudgetandexpenditure
Budget Expenditure
Instruction Instruction
materials/ Teacher materials/ Teacher
Infrastructure furniture training Infrastructure furniture training
Preprimary 39,445,946 8,452,703 8,452,703 40,389,290 8,654,848 8,654,848
Primary 473,351,350 101,432,432 101,432,432 484,671,485 103,858,175 103,858,175
Junior 276,121,621 59,168,919 59,168,919 282,725,033 60,583,936 60,583,936
secondary
Total 788,918,917 169,054,054 169,054,054 807,785,809 173,096,959 173,096,959

20. ApartfromUBEIF,LagosStatealsospentN321millionin2009onETFprojects.Actual
expenditurewas90%ofthebudgetedamountin2009.

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Table2.7ETFbudgetandexpenditure(inNaira)
Budget Expenditure
MOE 122,000,000 122,000,000
SUBEB 236,000,000 198,980,000
Tertiaryinstitutions 0 0

21. TheAccountantGeneralsreport,whichisproducedannually,capturesinformationon
budgetandexpenditurebyMDAs.Ithoweverdoesnotprovidebreakdownofbudgetand
expenditurefortheparastatals.Apartfromthat,LagosSUBEBproducesanannualbudget
reportwhichcontainsinformationnotonlyonStatebutalsoonFederalfundslikeETFand
UBEIF.

22. Themostimportantgapintermsofeducationsectorfinancialinformationrelatestorevenue
andparticularlycapitalbudgetandexpenditurebylocalgovernments.Thereisneedto
improvethemechanismbywhichthisinformationiscapturedandreported.

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Chapter3Processes

23. Thischapterdescribesthemainchangesingovernanceandmanagementthatwere
undertakentoimprovetheeffectivenessandefficiencyofeducationservicedelivery.

Policyandstrategy
Planningandmanagement
FullrolloutofLagosStateGovernmentEducationManagementSystem(LASGEMS)
24. Inordertoensureeffectiveplanningandmanagementofprimaryandsecondaryeducation
inLagosState,amemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)wassignedin2009betweenLagos
StateGovernmentandAppliedServicesLimited(APPSERV),withnecessaryinputsfromthe
MinistryofJustice.Additionally,theoutstandingpaymentofN179mwaspaidtoLASGEMS
anda3dayworkshopwasorganisedforhighlevelpolicymakerstofamiliarisethemonthe
webapplicationofLASGEMS.In2010,thebalanceofN90mduetoLASGEMSwillbecleared,
andtrainingworkshopswillbecarriedoutfor318publicschoolmanagersontheLASGEMS
webapplication,onlineregistrationof56,348SSCEstudentswillbecarriedoutandthesame
trainingwillbeprovidedto8,000privateschoolmanagers.Itisexpectedthatthedataon
privateschoolsinLagosstatewillbereleasedafterclearingtheoutstandingpaymentto
LASGEMS.

Institutionalisationofmonitoringandevaluation(M&E)frameworkatSMoE/District/LGEA
level
25. AneffectiveM&Eframeworkisimportantforgoodpolicymakingandforregularisationand
standardisationoftheoperationsoftheMDAs.In2009,inspectorateheadquartersand
officersineducationdistrictsmadeuseofexistingM&Einstruments,whichstillrequire
improvementanddevelopment.In2010,auniformM&EframeworkforallMDAswillbe
finalisedandapprovedforinstitutionalisation.

Preprimaryeducationpolicy
ImprovedaccesstoECCDE
26. InordertoimproveparticipationattheECCDElevel,theStategovernmenthasextendedits
policyoffreeeducationtoincludethislevel.In2009,inordertoimprovetheattractiveness
andqualityofECCDE,SUBEB:

suppliednecessaryteachingandlearningmaterialssuchastoysandaudiomaterials
suppliedplasticdesksandchairsforpupils
refurbishedtherelevantinfrastructure
establishedtwomodelECCDEschoolstoimproveperformanceandtosensitiseand
encouragetheparticipationoftheprivatesectorandphilanthropiststosupportefforts
atthislevel

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organisedregularworkshopsandseminarsforECCDEteachers
organisedroadshowsandTVandradioadvertisementstoincreasepublicawareness

27. Alltheactivitiesfor2009outlinedabovewillbefurtherpursuedin2010.

Basiceducationpolicy
Expansionofclassroominfrastructuretoimprovetheteachinglearningenvironmentin
schools
28. Thequalityofinfrastructureisimportantforeffectiveteachingandlearninginschools.
Hence,in2009,asumofN1.769billionwasapprovedfortheconstruction/renovationof37
blocksofclassrooms,provisionoffurnitureandgeneralmaintenance.Anadditional31
blocksofclassroomswerealsoscheduledforconstructionattherateofN83mperblockand
anothersetof6blocksofclassroomstoberenovatedattherateofN16mperblock.
However,duetopoorperformanceofcontractingfirmsnoneoftheseprojectscouldbe
completedin2009.Consequently,thepriorityfor2010istocompleteallongoingprojects,
forwhichasumofN536mhasbeenapproved.

InstitutingSchoolDevelopmentGrantsandConditionalCashTransferstoaddressequity
issues
29. TheLagosEkoSecondaryEducationProject(EkoProject)isapartnershipbetweentheLagos
StateGovernmentandtheWorldBank.Theemphasisofthisfouryearprojectison
enhancingtheeducationalperformanceofpublicschoolstudents.Theprojectcomplements
theStateGovernmentseffortstoimprovingtheoverallqualityofeducationinLagosState.
Throughthisproject,theStategovernmentisreenergizingsecondaryschoolsbyproviding
extrafundsofbetweenN23.5milliondirectlytoeachofthe620juniorandseniorsecondary
schoolsincludingtheStateTechnicalColleges.Thesefundsaretoaugmentwhattheschools
currentlyreceive.Thefundswill:

enableschoolstomeettheirparticularneedstowardsenhancingstudentsperformance
facilitateeffectiveteachingandlearningascloseattentionandsupportwillbeprovided
toteachersdevelopment
empowerpublicjuniorandseniorsecondaryschoolleaderstotakeresponsibilityfor
whatgoesoninschools
bringasenseofaccountabilityacrosstheeducationsectorfortheperformanceof
students
facilitatepublicprivatepartnershipintheStatetechnicalcollegestoensuretheyare
relevanttotheworldofworkandentrepreneurship

30. Anewstandardizedassessmenthasbeenintroducedtocontinuouslymonitorschool
performance.Performancerewardswouldbeprovidedtoschoolswithincreasedaggregate
%scoreinEnglish,MathematicsandSciences.

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31. Anumberofmeasureshavebeenputinplacetoensurethatschoolsjudiciouslyutilizetheir
funds.Forexample,fundsaremadeavailabletoschoolsbasedonapprovedSchool
ImprovementPlan;thereisacloserlinkbetweentheschoolsandEducationDistrictsthrough
ZonalProjectAdministratorswiththeresponsibilityofmanaging&monitoringaclusterof
about810schools.Apartfromincreasedstudentsperformance,eachschoolwillalsobe
measuredagainstindicatorssuchasteachersattendance,communityparticipationin
schools,datacollectionandmanagementandteachersparticipationintraining.

32. Teachersdevelopment,continuousprofessionaldevelopmentandstrengthenthecapacityof
theEducationDistrictsarealsomajorcomponentsoftheproject.Undertheproject,a
VolunteerTeachersSchemeisbeingdevelopedtofurthersupportteachingofcoresubjects
inschools.Over1,200volunteerteachershaveappliedtobeinterviewedforthescheme.

Secondaryeducationpolicy
Makeseniorsecondaryeducationmoreaccessibleandconducive
33. Tomakeseniorsecondaryeducationmoreaccessibleandthelearningenvironmentmore
conduciveforstudentsandteachersinLagosStatepublicschools,thegovernment
constructedatotalof20newschoolbuildingsandrenovated165existingschoolsin2009.
Also,eightnewlibrarieshavebeenconstructed,over166,000tables,desksandchairswere
orderedforstudentsandteacherandfreetextbooksincoresubjectshavebeendistributed
tostudentsinseniorsecondaryschools.In2010,126newclassroomswillbeconstructed,
526classroomswillberenovatedandallseniorsecondaryschoolswillbeprovidedwith
morefunctionallaboratoriesandwellequippedlibraries.

Enhancetheimplementationofthenationalcurriculuminseniorsecondaryschools
34. ToenhancetheimplementationofthenationalcurriculumasrecommendedbytheNational
CouncilonEducation,LagosStateGovernmentreviewedthecurriculumtoproducethe
schemesofwork.In2009,theJSS2curriculumwasreviewedandtheschemesofwork
developedfor18subjectswhichwereprintedanddistributedtoallpublicJuniorSecondary
SchoolsandmadeavailabletoPrivateSchools.Also,aseriesofseminars/workshopswere
organizedforteachersontheeffectiveimplementationofthenewcurriculum.In2010,
assessmentofteachersintheuseofthecurriculumandschemesofworkwillbeconducted.
Also,therewillbeconstantmonitoringofteachersbytheQualityAssuranceDepartmentin
collaborationwiththeCurriculumServicesDepartmenttoevaluatetheuseofschemes
developedbythegovernment.ThecurriculumforJSS3willalsobereviewedin2010,andthe
schemeswillbedistributedtoschoolsforthe2010/2011AcademicSession.

Technicalandvocationaleducationpolicy
ImprovestandardofperformanceofstudentsandteachersinallTVEinstitutions
35. Inordertoimprovethepracticalskillsofthestudents,theStateGovernmentin2009:
spentoverN10monpracticallearningmaterials;

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freetextbooksweredistributedto5000studentsonEnglish,mathematics,computer
science,economicsandbiology;
overN1mwasspentonthesupervisionofstudentsindustrialattachments
60teachingstaffand15managementstaffoftechnicalcollegesweretrainedin
professionaldevelopment.

36. Itisplannedthatin2010,80moreteacherswillbetrainedonnewpedagogiesoftechnology
andtechniquesofteachingandlearning;andadditionalfundswillbeallocatedforthe
purchaseofmaterialsforpracticalsandthesupervisionofthestudentsindustrial
attachmentprogramme.

Enhanceaccesstotechnicalandvocationaleducation(TVE)
37. In2009,theunderlistedwereimplementedtoenhanceaccesstoTVE:

anumberofdilapidatedbuildingswererenovated
about2500setsoffurnitureweresuppliedtoallfivetechnicalcolleges
7technicalworkshopsand9laboratorieswererenovatedandequipped

38. For2010,itisproposedthataTVEforumwillbeorganisedtoraiseawarenessamongst
stakeholdersontheimportanceofTVE.Asystemofcareerguidancewillbeintroducedtolink
studentstotheworldofwork.

Enhancestatusandattractivenessoftechnicalandvocationaleducation
39. TVEisimportanttotheeconomicdevelopmentoftheState.However,despiteeffortsto
attractbothstudentsandteacherstoTVE,ithasremainedunpopular.TomakeTVEmore
acceptable,thefollowingmeasureswereundertakenin2009:

policyofexemptingstudentsfrompaymentforexaminationfeeswassustained;
20TVEteachersweresenttoLondonfortrainingaspartofanexchangeprogramme

40. In2010,inordertoattractteachers,itisproposedthatthereshouldbe:

anattractivesalarystructure
awelfarepackageforteacherswhichincludesahazardallowance,carloan
provisionofscholarshipsforstudentsenrolledinTVE

MakingTVEanintegralpartofgeneraleducationfromSS1toSS3
41. Thepurposeofintegratingvocationaleducationintogeneraleducationatthesecondary
levelistoenhancefuturecareeropportunitiesforstudents.TheNationalCouncilon
Education(NCE)hastakenstepstomakevocationaleducationanintegralpartofgeneral
educationfromSS1toSS3asfrom2011.In2009,theBillfortheestablishmentofTVEwas
signedintolaw;theschemesofworkfor35tradesubjectsforseniorsecondaryschoolswere
reviewed.

42. In2010,theBoardforTVEwasinaugurated.

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Curriculumemphasisonacquisitionofemploymentfriendlyskillstocreatewealth
43. TotackletheproblemofunemploymentinNigeria,NBTEdevelopedacurriculumand
accompanyingteachersguidestobeusedintechnicalcollegesandpolytechnics.Inlate
2009,theCurriculumServicesDepartmentreceivedtheschemesofworkfromNERDCto
review35tradesubjectsforseniorsecondaryschoolsinthestate.In2010,thereviewwas
carriedoutbyteachersfromtechnicalschoolsintheStateunderthesupervisionofofficers
fromtheCurriculumServicesDepartment.Thefindingsofthisreviewhavebeenforwarded
totheFederalMinistryofEducationforapprovalandusage.Itisplannedthatonceapproval
isgranted,theStategovernmentwillimplementtheschemesforthese35tradesubjects
fromSeptember2011.Additionallyfifteenskillsacquisitioncentreswereestablishedby
WAPA(MinistryofWomenAffairsandPovertyAlleviation).

Tertiaryeducationpolicy
Strengtheninstitutions'financialbasebyincreasinginternallygeneratedrevenue(IGR)
44. In2009,tomeetincreasingexpenditure,thetertiaryinstitutionsinLagosStatewereengaged
inactivitiestoincreasetheirIGRbasewhichhithertoremainsquitelow.Thereareplansin
2010toraisetheIGRbasethrough:

introductionofadministrativecharges
exploringconsultancyservices
embarkingonanEndowmentFunddrive
holdingexhibitions
exploringopportunitiesforforeignandlocalresearchgrants
outreachprogrammes(sandwich,parttimeetc.)
encouragingalumniassociationstocontributemoreeffectively

Enhancethephysicalenvironmentandinfrastructureoftertiaryinstitutions
45. TheStateGovernmentprovidedcapitalgrantsin2009forthephysicaldevelopmentof
tertiaryinstitutions,althoughthereleaseofthesefundswasdelayed.In2010,institutions
willusecapitalgrantsfromthegovernmenttocarryoutinfrastructuraldevelopment,
beautification,perimeterfencingandproperlandscapingoftheinstitutions.Also,theprivate
sectorisbeinginvolvedintheprovisionofadditionalinfrastructure.

Improvequalityofinstructionandprofessionalcompetencyofteachingandnonteachingstaff
46. Aspartofinstitutionaleffortstowardsmeetingtheminimumstandardsprescribedby
agencies(NUC,NCCEandNBTE),mostoftheteachingandnonteachingstaffhave
undergonestaffdevelopmentprogrammesin2009.Itisplannedthatin2010regularstaff
developmentprogrammeswillbemadeapolicyissue.Also,therewillbeareviewof
curriculainordertoalignthesewiththeneedsanddemandsofemployers.

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ToincreasethelevelofintakesandbroadenaccessforLagosStateindigenesinparticular
47. TheadmissionpolicyofthevarioustertiaryinstitutionsinLagosStatewasreviewedin2009
tocreatemoreaccessforLagosStateindigenes.However,forinstitutionslocatedin
suburbanareas,theimplementationofthispolicycouldnotbefullyachieved.Itisplanned
thatin2010,aspecialadmissionsdriveandmobilisationwillbepursued.

Adultliteracypolicy
Providenonformaleducationforadults
48. TheaimoftheAgencyforMassEducation(AME)istoeradicateilliteracyamongallLagosians
whohavenotbenefitedfromaformaleducation.In2009thefollowingactivitieswere
undertaken:

AnadultlearnerscompetitionwasheldinthesubjectsofEnglish,Yorubaand
Arithmeticaswellasincurrentaffairstoevaluateverbalandthenumericalcapabilities
oftheover500learnerswhotookpart.
Aliteracybyradioprogramme(Cubainitiative)wasintroduced.Theprogramme
continuestobeairedonEKONIFtwiceaweek.Over3000radiosetswerepurchasedfor
distributiontolearnersoftheprogrammestatewide.
Fivenewliteracycentreswereestablished.
Twomorevocationalcentreswereestablished,cateringtograduatesofthebasic
literacycentres,themajorityofwhomarewomen.
Over50continuingeducationcentres(CECs)wereestablishedinadditiontotheexisting
484tocaterforoutofschoolboys,girlsandadults.
MonitoringofalltheliteracycentresandtheCECswascarriedouttoensurecompliance
withregulations.
Theagencypresentedover5000candidatesfromCECsforWAECexternalexamination.

49. For2010,itisplanned:

Toreachmoreoftheilliteratepopulation,mobilisationandsensitisationexerciseswill
becarriedoutinruralcommunitiesin5LGAs(Badagry,Epe,IbejuLekki,Ikorodu,
Alimosho)
Twonewliteracycentreswillbeestablishedineachofthe20LGAsinthestate.
Radiosetswillbedistributedtoruralcommunities.
100moreCEScwillbeestablishedtocaterforoutofschoolchildren.

Privateeducationpolicy
Improvemechanismsforprivateschoolsupervision
50. Inordertoensurethatallprivateproviderscomplywithregulationsfortheestablishmentof
schoolsaslaiddownbytheState,theStateGovernment,in2009:

reviewedguidelinesforestablishmentofprivateschoolsandforwardedthemtothe
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introducedonlineregistrationofprivateschoolsinthestate.Todate2,550schoolshave
registered(1750approvedand800unapproved)
organisedashortinhouseseminaronmonitoringproceduresforofficersofthePrivate
EducationDepartment
monitored1,420schoolsacrossthesixeducationdistricts
grantedapprovalto92schoolshavingmettheconditionsstatedintheguidelines
grantedspecial(temporary)permissionto101schoolstoencourageregistration
closeddown8schoolsduetovariouslapsesobservedduringmonitoring
held3meetingswithprivateschoolsassociationtoupdatethemontheprevailing
governmentpositionontheoperationsofprivateschoolsinLagos

51. For2010,itisplannedthattheStatewould:

procureatleastonemoremonitoringvehicletobeabletocoveratleast3000schools
organiseseminars/workshopstoequipmonitoringofficerswithnecessaryskillsfor
improvedsupervision
produceanddistributeguidelinesontheestablishmentofschools
facilitatetheprocessingofapprovalapplicationsonline
allocateneonsignboardtoapprovedschoolsthathavemaintainedstandardoverthe
years
provideannualawardforoutstandingschools

Publicservicereformandorganisationaldevelopment
Organisationaldevelopment
Streamlineinstitutions/departments/unitstoeliminateoverlapsoffunctions
52. Inordertoimprovethequalityofservicedeliveryintheeducationsector,aprocessreview
wascarriedoutthrough:

TransformationofInspectorateDepartmentintoQualityAssuranceAgency:Thestate
hasintroducedasystemofwholeschoolevaluationforeffectivemonitoringand
supervisionofschoolsreplacinganoldsystemofmonitoringwhichwasuncoordinated
andconventional.
TransformationofSUBEBthroughinstitutionalreview:SUBEBwithsupportfromESSPIN
isconductinganinstitutionalreviewwithaviewtostreamlinethecurrentlywidely
overlappingfunctionsandresponsibilitiesofdepartmentsandunits.
Reviewofadministrationofjuniorsecondaryschools:Asthereisnoclearpolicyon
administrationofjuniorsecondaryschools,thegovernmentisplanningtopreparea
memorandumofunderstanding,in2010,onthesharingofresponsibilitiesbetween
relevanteducationauthoritiesasregardstheadministrationofJSS.

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Establishapolicyformulatingtechnicalcommittee
53. In2009,apolicyformulatingcommitteewasestablishedunderthechairmanshipofHer
Excellency,theDeputyGovernorofLagosState.In2010,thecommitteeisexpectedtomeet
inordertoaddresssalientpolicyissuesoneducation.

Humanresourcemanagementanddevelopment
Reducestudentfailureratesthroughhighqualityteachinginhighqualityschoolenvironments
54. Inordertoreducethefailurerateintheeducationsystem,theEducationResourceCentre
(ERC)hasembarkedonproductionandimprovisationofinstructionalmaterialsforprimary,
juniorandseniorsecondaryschools.In2009theERC:

printedover800,000postersandchartsthatweredistributedtopublicjuniorandsenior
secondaryschools
trained400teachersonproductionandusageofinstructionalmaterials
trained25teachersfromprivateschoolsoncapacitybuildingandproductionof
instructionalmaterials
trainedteachersforchildrenwithspecialneedsfromModupeColeSchool
organisedmobileworkshopsforriverineareasinEpeandIbejuLekki

55. For2010,itisplannedthattheERCwill:

train600teachersfromjuniorsecondaryschoolsinallsixeducationdistrictsinLagos
Stateinselfproductionofinstructionalmaterials
organisestatefestivalofinstructionalmaterialswhichwillshowcasedifferent
instructionalmaterialsthatarelocallymade
embarkoncapacitybuildingofteachersinallsixdistrictsinLagosState
continuewithproductionofinstructionalpostersandchartsforuseinsecondary
schools

Qualityassurance
Establishaframeworkformonitoringlearningachievementandmeasuringlearningoutcomes
56. In2009,seriesofmeetingswereheldtodevelopcriteriaforMonitoringLearning
Achievementandoutcomes.In2010,thePPR&SandBasicEducationdepartments(Guidance
&CounsellingUnit)willdevelopinstrumentsformonitoringlearningachievementand
measuringlearningoutcomes.

Reformtheinspectorateandestablishwholeschoolevaluation
57. WholeSchoolEvaluationisashiftfromthetraditionalmethodofinspection,itinvolves
schoolselfevaluationaswellasexternalevaluation.Thishasbeennecessitatedbytheneed
toevolveawellcoordinated,globallyacceptablesystemofinspectionwhichisdiagnostic
andmorestudentcentredandinvolvesallstakeholders.In2009,39inspectorsweretrained
byESSPINonqualityassurance.In2010,theStateintendstoextendtheinhousetrainingto
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uptoDecember2010andforwardedtotheMinistryofEducationforinformationand
necessaryaction.

Performancemanagementandaccountability
Improvebudgetaryoutcomethroughadoptingaperformancemanagementsystem
58. Inordertoeradicateloopholesinbudgetimplementation,thebudgetperformanceneedsto
bereviewedregularly.Also,thequalityofservicedeliveredneedstobeexamined.In2009,
monthlybudgetwasreviewedtoascertainthelevelofimplementationinallagenciesunder
educationsector.In2010effortswillbemadetoensurebetterbudgetaryperformancein
linewithMTSS.ItisplannedthattheLagosStatebudgetwillbeactivityandperformance
basedtoshowthedetailofactivitiesofdifferentagencies.Thepresentactivitybasedbudget
willbeimproveduponwiththeintroductionofthenewdepartmentalworkplans.
Furthermore,eachMDAwillhaveaninternalbudgetperformancemonitoringteamwhich
willberesponsibleandaccountableforlapsesnotidentifiedorreportedtimely.

Increaseparentalandcommunityinvolvementinthemanagementofschools
59. TheSocialMobilisationDepartmentofSUBEBisresponsibleforfosteringcommunity
involvementinschoolmanagement.In2009,SchoolBasedManagementCommittees
(SBMCs)wereestablishedforclusterofschools.PTAexecutivesin5COMPASSLGEAs(Ojo,
Ikorodu,EtiOsa,Alimosho,OshodiIsolo)weretrainedtoenhancetheircapacitytosupport
andcontributemeaningfullytothedevelopmentofphysicalinfrastructureattheprimary
schoollevel.Also,effortsweremadetoengagecommunitiesinthedevelopmentofpublic
schools,andasaresult:

AtOregunHighSchoolaschoolhallwasdonatedbyDayStarChurch.
IkejaLionsClubdonatedalibraryatOpebiPrimarySchool.
AlhajiSunmoladonatedschooluniformstopupilswithinprimaryschoolsinKosofe
LGEA.

60. Itisplannedthatin2010guidelinesforestablishmentandfunctioningofSBMCswillbe
finalisedandputintouse.WithsupportfromESSPIN,severalCSOswillalsobetrainedwhoin
turnwilltrainmembersoftheseSBMCs.

Increasedelegationofprojectmanagementtoschools
61. InordertoreduceSUBEBsworkloadandtoensurethattheprojectsareexecutedspeedily
andmonitoredappropriately,itwasdecidedtodelegatesomeresponsibilitiestothe
managementofLGEAsandschools.

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Chapter4Outputs

Facilities
Classrooms
62. Thetotalnumberofclassroomsinprimaryschoolsin2009/10is11,700ofwhichthereare:
10,694usableclassrooms;581classroomsunderconstruction;and425unusableclassrooms.
Thetotalnumberofusableclassroomsinjuniorsecondaryschoolsis3,670,whilethetotal
numberofusableclassroomsinseniorsecondaryschoolsis3,763.

63. Table4.1reportsonclassroomcharacteristicsbyLGEAandbylevelofeducation.Total
classroomsincludeusableaswellasunusableclassroomsandclassroomsunder
construction.

64. Theaveragepupilclassroomratiois42inprimaryschools,87injuniorsecondaryschools
and68inseniorsecondaryschools.

65. Theshareofclassroomsinneedofmajorrepairsis37%inprimaryschools,42%injunior
secondaryschoolsand32%inseniorsecondaryschools

66. Inprimaryschools,thepercentageofclassroomswithmud/earthflooris4%,thepercentage
ofclassroomswithadequateseatingarrangementsis39%andthepercentageofclassrooms
withagoodblackboardis60%.

Waterandsanitation
67. Table4.2reportsonthewaterandsanitationfacilitiesinschools:

About51%ofprimaryschoolshaveasourceofpotablewater.Thelowestpercentageis
foundinApapaLGEA(17%)andthehighestpercentageinLagosMainlandLGEA(93%).The
correspondingpercentageis53%injuniorsecondaryschoolsand52%inseniorsecondary
schools.
Only47%ofprimaryschoolshaveatleastonefunctionaltoilet.Thelowestpercentageis
foundinAjeromiIfelodunLGEA(23%)andthehighestpercentageinIkejaLGEA(87%).The
correspondingpercentageis57%injuniorsecondaryschoolsand63%inseniorsecondary
schools.
Onanaveragethereare58pupilperfunctionaltoiletattheprimarylevel,thecorresponding
numberis146and99pupilforthejuniorandseniorsecondarylevelsrespectively.

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Table4.1ClassroomsinLagosStateschools
Pupilclassroom Shareofclassroomsin
Primary
ratio needofmajorrepairs(%)
Classrooms Classrooms
Mud/earth with withgood
LGEA PRY JSS SSS PRY JSS SSS
floor(%) adequate blackboard
seating(%) (%)
AGEGE 36 105 73 24 42 19 3 31 75
AJEROMI

IFELODUN 69 128 75 46 29 24 4 37 56
ALIMOSHO 64 96 78 40 53 42 17 21 54
AMUWOODOFIN 37 63 46 50 38 20 15 19 54
APAPA 44 97 67 38 48 41 0 36 63
BADAGRY 45 100 65 47 50 30 9 26 48
EPE 31 45 40 36 58 38 1 24 50
ETIOSA 41 72 57 21 12 22 1 58 57
IBEJULEKKI 53 125 52 47 57 58 1 42 62
IFAKOIJAIYE 42 89 63 44 6 17 6 35 56
IKEJA 28 58 65 25 30 3 7 59 74
IKORODU 55 99 70 46 50 32 0 24 79
KOSOFE 44 103 94 39 32 16 7 51 71
LAGOSISLAND 29 65 48 18 30 29 4 71 70
LAGOSMAINLAND 32 58 54 25 61 49 2 42 54
MUSHIN 32 68 62 39 59 66 0 51 70
OJO 59 129 82 47 43 52 5 21 45
OSHODIISOLO 36 81 64 32 30 42 5 59 55
SHOMOLU 30 123 79 46 57 6 2 31 39
SURULERE 38 88 73 37 41 38 3 50 60
TOTAL 42 87 68 37 42 32 4 39 60

Textbooksandteachinglearningmaterials
68. Therearenofiguresontheratioofstudentspercoresubjecttextbook.However,theschool
censusfollowupsurveywillprovideanestimateinmid2010.Similarly,thereareno
estimatesontheavailabilityofteacherguidesperprimaryschoolteacherandsubjectguides
perjuniorsecondaryschoolteacher.

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Table4.2WaterandsanitationcharacteristicsinLagosStateschools
Percentageofschoolswith Percentageofschoolswithat
Pupilsperfunctionaltoilet
potablewatersupply leastonefunctionaltoilet
LGEA PRY JSS SSS PRY JSS SSS PRY JSS SSS
AGEGE 52 100 63 34 50 63 46 240 103
AJEROMI
IFELODUN 42 26 30 23 47 70 63 110 83
ALIMOSHO 36 62 45 28 71 60 82 246 195
AMUWOODOFIN 40 21 28 40 53 67 60 128 45
APAPA 17 50 83 46 83 83 73 224 133
BADAGRY 68 62 62 32 62 54 87 147 109
EPE 39 54 54 27 38 46 49 147 27
ETIOSA 41 37 33 74 74 73 60 95 67
IBEJULEKKI 53 56 67 58 22 33 64 79 41
IFAKOIJAIYE 61 86 71 70 71 57 103 139 240
IKEJA 83 85 64 87 62 73 51 130 106
IKORODU 37 59 61 42 41 61 100 187 164
KOSOFE 67 69 69 79 77 77 68 133 140
LAGOSISLAND 50 20 10 78 50 90 39 67 32
LAGOSMAINLAND 93 46 67 65 69 78 45 167 116
MUSHIN 38 63 92 47 56 58 34 128 85
OJO 37 47 47 24 53 40 137 149 114
OSHODIISOLO 59 44 50 52 68 55 39 140 131
SHOMOLU 42 89 75 50 44 75 50 212 169
SURULERE 68 52 40 56 62 70 53 121 107
TOTAL 51 53 52 47 57 63 58 146 99

Teachers
69. Thetotalnumberofteachersinprimaryschoolsin2009/10is13,776ofwhich:

193arepaidthroughtheFederalTeachersScheme
13,524arepaidbytheLGA
59arepaidbythecommunity/PTAorarevolunteers

70. AsshowninTable4.3,95%ofteacherspaidbytheStateandtheFederalgovernmenthaveat
leasttheminimumteachingqualification(NCE).Asawhole,95%ofprimaryschoolteachers
haveatleasttheminimumteachingqualifications,whileafurther4%haveGradeII
qualificationand1%havenoqualifications.

71. Thetotalnumberofteachersin2009/10injuniorsecondaryschoolsis9,481ofwhich8,824
arepaidbytheStateand273alsoteachinseniorsecondaryschools.Thetotalnumberof
teachersin2009/10inseniorsecondaryschoolsis9,799,ofwhich9,640arepaidbythe
State.

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Table4.3Percentageofprimaryteachersbysalarysourceandteachingqualification

Teachingqualification
Salarysource None GradeII NCE PGDE BEd/MEd
FederalGovernment 3 2 69 6 21
LocalGovernment 1 4 63 1 32
Community/Volunteer 16 7 70 2 5
Total 1 4 63 1 32

72. Table4.4reportsonteachercharacteristicsbyLGAandbylevelofeducation.

Theaveragepupilteacherratiois28inprimaryschools,34injuniorsecondaryschoolsand
26inseniorsecondaryschools.
Theaveragepupilqualifiedteacherratiois29inprimaryschools,35injuniorsecondary
schoolsand29inseniorsecondaryschools.
Inprimaryschools,thepercentageoffemaleteachersis83%,whilethepercentageof
teacherswhoattendedatrainingworkshop/seminarin2009is37%.

Otheroutputs
73. Thepercentageofprimaryschoolswithschooldevelopmentplansis55%.However,there
arelargedifferencesbetweenLGEAs,astherangevariesbetween10%inShomoluLGEAand
96%inBadagryLGEA.

74. Thereiscurrentlynoinformationonanumberofoutputsofinterest:

Incidenceofclassbasedteachinginprimaryschools
Averageinstructionalhoursperschoolyear
ShareofprimaryandsecondaryschoolswitheffectiveSBMCsandBOGs:while59%of
primaryschoolsclaimtohaveanSBMC,itisunknownhowmanyofthesecommitteescan
beconsideredeffective;acommunitysurveyexpectedtotakeplacewithsupportfrom
ESSPINin2010willshedlightonthisissue.

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Table4.4TeachersinLagosStateschools
Pupilqualifiedteacher
Pupilteacherratio Primary
ratio
Teachers
Female
who
LGEA PRY JSS SSS PRY JSS SSS teachers
received
(%)
training(%)
AGEGE 22 39 22 23 42 23 86 51
AJEROMIIFELODUN 36 73 46 37 76 52 85 25
ALIMOSHO 36 28 22 37 29 23 92 35
AMUWOODOFIN 33 28 22 34 29 25 85 55
APAPA 28 49 32 29 53 35 83 40
BADAGRY 36 40 32 38 41 35 64 30
EPE 30 34 21 36 36 22 62 32
ETIOSA 39 38 32 42 40 40 69 61
IBEJULEKKI 46 46 29 57 47 29 48 52
IFAKOIJAIYE 22 29 18 22 30 19 92 42
IKEJA 18 20 18 19 20 20 91 64
IKORODU 38 35 29 39 36 32 77 29
KOSOFE 25 33 26 25 34 28 89 13
LAGOSISLAND 21 40 30 23 42 35 76 64
LAGOSMAINLAND 29 35 23 30 36 25 85 43
MUSHIN 21 28 25 22 29 28 85 29
OJO 34 44 32 35 45 33 86 37
OSHODIISOLO 25 25 22 25 26 22 89 39
SHOMOLU 20 42 34 21 44 37 83 25
SURULERE 22 42 34 23 44 38 87 26
AVERAGE 28 34 26 29 35 29 83 37

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Chapter5Outcomes

Participation
75. Table5.1presentspublicschoolenrolmentlevelsfromaccordingtotheschoolcensus:

Earlychildhoodcareandeducation.Duringtheschoolyear2009/10,thereare17,043
and40,420childrenenrolledinpublickindergartenandnurseryclasses,respectively.
Theshareofgirlsis50%.
Primaryeducation.Duringtheschoolyear2009/10,thereare189,033boysand198,548
girlsenrolled.Comparedto2008/09,publicprimaryeducationenrolmentdecreasedby
17,258children(or4%).Theshareofgirlsis51%.
Juniorsecondaryeducation.Duringtheschoolyear2009/10,thereare156,187boys
and163,996girlsenrolled.Comparedto2008/09,publicjuniorsecondaryeducation
enrolmentdecreasedby12,521children(or4%).Theshareofgirlsis51%.
Seniorsecondaryeducation.Duringtheschoolyear2009/10,thereare125,350boys
and129,238girlsenrolled.Comparedto2008/09,publicseniorsecondaryeducation
enrolmentdecreasedby2,384children(or1%).Theshareofgirlsis51%.

Table5.1EnrolmentinpublicschoolsinLagosState
Level 20082009 20092010
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Preprimary 22,546 22,386 44,932 20,227 20,193 40,420
Primary 197,294 207,545 404,839 189,033 198,548 387,581
Juniorsecondary 161,918 170,786 332,704 156,187 163,996 320,183
Seniorsecondary 127,888 129,084 256,972 125,350 129,238 254,588

76. Thelevelofenrolmentinprivateschoolsisnotknownbecausetheannualschoolcensus
doesnotcurrentlycovertheprivatesector.Forthatreason,itisnecessarytoresortto
surveys,whichhavethehouseholdratherthantheschoolasaunitofmeasurement:inother
words,enumeratorsvisithousesandaskwhattheeducationstatusofallschoolagechildren
membersofthehouseholdis.Table5.2presentsgrossandnetattendancerates,fromthe
mostrecentsurvey,the2007MultipleIndicatorClusterSurvey(MICS).Thenetenrolment
rateis86%attheprimaryleveland52%atthejuniorsecondarylevel.

Table5.2GrossandnetenrolmentrateinLagosState,2006(%)
Level Grossenrolmentrate Netenrolmentrate
Primary 104 86
Juniorsecondary 95 52

Accessandequity
77. Intakerate.Accordingtothe2007MICS,thegrossintakerate,whichisthetotalnumberof
newentrantsintofirstgradeofprimaryeducation,regardlessofage,asapercentageofthe
populationof6yearoldchildrenis92%forboysand130%forgirls.

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78. Genderparity.Accordingtothe2007MICS,theoverallgenderparityindexofgross
attendancerateis1.1attheprimarylevelandis0.8atthejuniorsecondarylevelsuggesting
alowertransitionratetojuniorsecondarylevelforgirls.

79. Childrenwithspecialneeds.Accordingtotheschoolcensus,over2,200childrenatthe
primaryleveland800childrenatthesecondarylevelhaveadisability.

Table5.3Numberofchildrenwithspecialneedsbytypeofdisabilityandlevel
Visuallyimpaired Hearingimpaired Physicallychallenged Mentallychallenged
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
Primary 49 27 76 593 513 1106 292 220 512 342 252 594
Juniorsecondary 22 17 39 66 67 133 92 57 149 14 16 30
Seniorsecondary 43 79 122 110 55 165 104 63 167 16 13 29
Total 71 44 115 659 580 1239 384 277 661 356 268 624

Internalefficiency
80. Thesurvivalrate,inotherwordsthepercentageofacohortenrolledintheClass1inagiven
schoolyearexpectedtoreachaparticularclass,is96%toPRY6.

81. Thetransitionrate,inotherwordsthenumberofpupilsadmittedtoJSS1in2009/10
expressedasapercentageofthenumberofpupilsenrolledintheClass6in2008/09
excludingtheJSS1repeaters,is98%.Thetransitionrateforgirlswas3percentagepoints
lowerthanforboys.

82. Theprimaryeducationgrosscompletionrate,inotherwordsthetotalnumberofpupils
completingClass6,regardlessofage,expressedasapercentageofthepopulationof11year
olds(officialprimarygraduationage),cannotbecalculatedintheabsenceofdataonprimary
educationgraduates.However,ifweuseenrolmentinClass6asaproxy,thentheprimary
educationgrosscompletionratewas149%forboysand159%forgirls.

83. Repetitionratesarelessthan1%attheprimarylevelandthejuniorsecondarylevel.

Learning
84. Therearecurrentlynofiguresonlearningoutcomes.ItisexpectedthatinJune2010,a
randomsampleofprimaryschoolswillparticipateinasurveytomonitorlearning
achievementinEnglishandmathematics.

85. Accordingtothe2006CWIQsurvey,theadultliteracyrateis90%:therespectiveratesare
95%formenand85%forwomen.

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Chapter6Implications

86. Onthebasisoftheevidencepresentedinthereportthefollowingconclusionscanbedrawn
aboutthestateoftheeducationsectorinLagosState:
Thereisadecreaseintheenrolmentrateduetoestablishmentofmoreprivateschools
Aqualityassuranceframeworkisinprogress
Teachersandmonitoringofficersweretrainedonqualityassurance
Schemeofworkwasdeveloped,printedanddistributedtoallpublicschoolsandmade
availabletoprivateschools
Thepercentageofrepeatersislowinthestate
Infrastructureandphysicalfacilitiesimprovedextensivelywithincreaseincapital
expenditure
AmajorinterventioninsecondaryschoolcamethroughtheLagosEkoprojectto
improvelearningoutcome
TheAnnualSchoolCensuswasconductedusingenumeratorsforthefirsttime
Thereiseffectiveutilisationoffundsthroughimprovedbudgetingandplanningprocess
Despitethefactthattherewereseveralneedstobemet,only51%oftheallocated
fundsoneducationwasactuallyspent.

87. Nomeasuresareyetavailableformanykeytargetsbutthesewillbeforthcomingin2010,
includinglearningoutcomesinschools,teacherqualityandinstructionmaterials.

88. Thefollowingobservationswillbeusedtofocusworkonthe201113MTSS.

Finance
Inviewofthefactthatthereareunmetneedsatalllevelsofeducation,noallocatedfunds
shouldbeleftunspent
Improvethemechanismbywhichinformationonrevenueandexpenditurebylocal
governmentsiscaptured
SUBEBplanswillbeimplementedassoonasfundsarereleased

Planningandmanagement
LagosStateschooladministratorsandmanagersneedtobetrainedforthesustainabilityof
thefullrolloutofEMIS

Preprimaryeducation
Improveaccesstopreprimaryeducation

Basiceducation
Implementpoliciestomonitorperformanceofcontractorshandlingconstructionprojectsin
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Infrastructureinterventions(classrooms,waterandsanitation)mustbetargetedtothe
LGAswiththegreatestneed
PlansfortheredeploymentofteacherstoreduceLGAdisparitiesatalllevelsofschooling
mustbedevelopedandimplemented

Secondaryeducation
Strictimplementationofplansforconstructionandrenovationofclassrooms,functional
laboratoriesandwellequippedlibraries,targetedtowardsLGAswithgreatestneed
AfollowupassessmentofteachersoneffectiveimplementationofthenewJSS2
curriculumtobeconducted
Thecurriculumofallremaininglevelsofsecondaryeducationshouldbereviewed

Technicalandvocationaleducation
Moreteachersoftechnicalcollegesneedtobetrainedonnewpedagogiesoftechnology
andtechniquesofteachingandlearning
Additionalfundstobeallocatedforthepurchaseofmaterialsforpracticalsandthe
supervisionoftheTVEstudentsindustrialattachmentprogramme.
Introduceasystemofcareerguidancetolinkstudentstotheworldofwork
MoreadvocacytoincreasepopularityofTVEandwelfarepackageforTVEteachers

Tertiaryeducation
Encourageprivatecontributionininfrastructuraldevelopmentofinstitutions
Reviewcurriculatomakeitdemanddriven

Adultliteracy
EstablishmoreliteracycentresineachofthetwentyLGAsinthestate

Privateeducation
Establishlegalguidelinesfortheestablishmentofprivateschools
Conductprivateschoolscensus

Publicservicereformandorganizationaldevelopment
TransformInspectorateDivisionintoQualityAssuranceDepartment
Establishaclearpolicyontheadministrationofjuniorsecondaryschools
EstablishaninternalbudgetperformancemonitoringteamforeachMDA
FinaliseandinstitutionaliseguidelinesfortheestablishmentandfunctioningofSBMCs
EmpowerLGEAstoexecuteUBEprojectsinlinewithgovernmentfinancialregulations
InstitutionalisethesectorperformancemonitoringfunctioninthePRSDepartmentof
SMOEandSUBEBtoensurethatthisreportisproducedeveryyear

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AnnexAMTSSmonitoringindicators

Thisannexpresentsthe201012MTSSindicators.Ithighlightsthefactthatalargenumberof
indicatorsareweaklyspecifiedbecausetheycannotcurrentlybemeasured.The201113MTSS
processneedstoensurethateachindicatorisrelevantandmeasurable.

TableA1.1MTSSindicators
Earlychildhoodcareanddevelopment Source Baseline Latest Target
education (2012)
%Childrenaged25registeredforECCDE ASC
%ECCDEcentreswithsatisfactoryfacilities InspectorsReport
%ECCDEteacherstrainedandqualified TEPO
Numberofchildrentakingfreemeals Survey
Basiceducation
%Schoolswithsatisfactoryratingsfor ASC
premises,equipment,facilities
Grossintakerate,PRY1 ASC
GER,PRY Householdsurvey 104
GER,JSS Householdsurvey 95
%SchoolswithactiveSBMC CommunitySurvey
%Schoolswithpotablewater,PRY ASC 51
%Schoolswithsportsfacilities,PRY ASC
%StudentsinpoorestLGEAswithfreemeals
Numberofinspectorvisitstoremoteschools QABureau
Numberofadultsattendingliteracycentres
%TeacherswithICTqualification TEPO
Studentteacherratio,PRY ASC 28
Studentcoretextbookratio,PRY
Studentcomputerratio,PRY
%Schoolswithafunctionaltoilet,PRY ASC 47
Numberofcomplaintsaboutschools SUBEB
Numberofqualifiedadministrators SUBEBandTEPO
Secondaryeducation
Transitionrate,JSSSSS
%Qualifiedteachers ASC
Staffproductivity
%Studentsachieving5creditsatSSCElevel
%Teachers,principalsandstudents MOE
receivingmeritawards
%SchoolswithindividualSBMCs ASC
Numberofbehaviouraldisorderincidents Quarterlyreports

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Technicalandvocationaleducation
Enrolmentlevelinvocationalschools
Performanceofstudentsinvocationalschools NABTEB
Assessmentresultsforfivecolleges Colleges
Studentaccesstoequipmentandcomputers Inspectorreports
StudentapplicationstoTVEcolleges Colleges
%Qualifiedteachers&administrators Inspectorreports
Community/employersupportforTVE Colleges
%FemaleenrolmentinTVE
Tertiaryeducation
Numberofstudentdisciplinaryactions Institutions
InternallyGeneratedRevenue(millionNaira) Institutions
%Researchandconsultancyservices
%AlumniAssociations
%Tuition
%Privatesources
Premisesqualityrating SpecialProjectsUnit
%Staffwithenhancedqualificationsinpast
Institutions
threeyears
Numberofcomplaintsaboutperformanceof
Institutions
tertiaryinstitutions
%Studentswithaccesstocomputers Institutions
%Studentswithspecialneeds Institutions
%Studentswithscholarships Institutions
%Growthinapplicationsbyindigenes Institutions
%Studentsinstateinstitutionswhoare
MOE
indigenes
%GrowthinKVAgenerated

fromalternativepowersources
%Studentsinexchangeprogrammes
Numberofdegreeawardinginstitutionsin
NUC/MOE
theState

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AnnexBPopulationassumptions

1. ThepopulationofLagosStatefor2009byLGAhasbeenestimatedusing:

the2006LagosPopulationfigures:byLGAandbyagegroup
theUnitedNationspopulationgrowthrateforNigeria

2. Spraguemultiplierswereusedtotransformtheagegrouppopulationfiguresintosingleyear
populationfigures.ThesewerethenregroupedaccordingtoofficialNigerianagegroupings
byeducationlevel:35yearsforpreprimaryeducation,611yearsforprimaryeducation,
1214yearsforjuniorsecondaryeducationand1517yearsforseniorsecondaryeducation.
FigureB1showsthetotalfigures.

3. ProjectionsbyLGAarelistedinTableB1andarebasedontheassumptionthatin2009:

theshareofLGAswouldremainthesameasin2006
theshareofeacheducationagegroupwouldremainthesameasin2006

FigureB1LagosStatepopulationbyagegroup

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TableB1ProjectedpopulationbyLGA

Agegroup611 Agegroup1214
Male Female Total Male Female Total
AGEGE 71,667 64,700 136,673 31,646 30,177 62,053
AJEROMIIFELODUN 91,914 98,211 189,887 40,587 45,807 86,214
ALIMOSHO 139,673 130,742 270,818 61,676 60,979 122,958
AMUWOODOFIN 38,233 30,907 69,453 16,883 14,416 31,533
APAPA 33,625 35,558 69,110 14,848 16,584 31,378
BADAGRY 23,806 26,634 50,329 10,512 12,422 22,851
EPE 19,479 23,499 42,816 8,601 10,960 19,440
ETIOSA 58,443 72,231 130,117 25,807 33,689 59,077
IBEJULEKKI 6,302 6,890 13,169 2,783 3,214 5,979
IFAKOIJAIYE 48,280 50,263 98,473 21,319 23,443 44,709
IKEJA 41,760 44,154 85,825 18,440 20,594 38,967
IKORODU 46,260 44,829 91,159 20,427 20,909 41,389
KOSOFE 67,006 56,178 123,648 29,588 26,202 56,139
LAGOSISLAND 58,659 54,929 113,757 25,902 25,619 51,648
LAGOSMAINLAND 41,462 41,821 83,278 18,308 19,505 37,810
MUSHIN 86,901 87,956 174,834 38,373 41,024 79,379
OJO 64,485 59,871 124,562 28,475 27,924 56,554
OSHODIISOLO 65,395 85,521 150,099 28,877 39,887 68,149
SHOMOLU 65,694 70,095 135,622 29,008 32,693 61,576
SURULERE 88,708 79,485 168,596 39,171 37,073 76,547
TOTAL 1,157,750 1,164,474 2,322,224 511,231 543,120 1,054,350

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