The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, has warned proprietors against supporting examination malpractice in their schools.
The appeal came as Soyombo stated that the state government would blacklist any school that engaged in the practice.
She stated this on Tuesday at a forum for private school owners in Lagos.
The DG, who disclosed that 60,000 pupils from private schools sat for the 2015 placement examination, noted that the state had already blacklisted some schools for assisting their pupils during examination.
“There were schools where we confiscated mobile phones from pupils. Minutes after we confiscated the phones, answers were coming in and we have already blacklisted these schools. There are many anomalies. We saw about 40 children wearing uniforms of some private schools during the last placement exam and we knew they were wearing the uniforms for the first time,” she said.
The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, in her remarks, said the forum would enable the state to inform private school owners about government policies.
She added that the state Development Plan 2012-2025 aimed to have 100 per cent children attending basic schools by 2025, reduce classroom-pupils ration at junior secondary school and senior secondary school from 1:70-80 to 1:30 by 2020, among other interventions.
One of the proprietors, Mr. Dayo Onabowale, who urged the state to check sharp practices in the sector, noted that the authorities were forcing them to pay twice to get approval letters for their schools.
Soyombo, in her response, promised to invite the chairman of the examination board to the next meeting as well as to look into the allegation.
Meanwhile, Soyombo has urged head teachers and principals to accommodate pupils with disabilities in schools.
She said this at a training programme for principals and head teachers last Friday.
Soyombo, who stressed that every child was important, noted that there should be no segregation in the admission of pupils.
She said, “Inclusion is an effort to make sure pupils with disabilities go to school along with their colleagues, while receiving whatever instruction to achieve high standards and succeed as learners.”
The appeal came as Soyombo stated that the state government would blacklist any school that engaged in the practice.
She stated this on Tuesday at a forum for private school owners in Lagos.
The DG, who disclosed that 60,000 pupils from private schools sat for the 2015 placement examination, noted that the state had already blacklisted some schools for assisting their pupils during examination.
“There were schools where we confiscated mobile phones from pupils. Minutes after we confiscated the phones, answers were coming in and we have already blacklisted these schools. There are many anomalies. We saw about 40 children wearing uniforms of some private schools during the last placement exam and we knew they were wearing the uniforms for the first time,” she said.
The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, in her remarks, said the forum would enable the state to inform private school owners about government policies.
She added that the state Development Plan 2012-2025 aimed to have 100 per cent children attending basic schools by 2025, reduce classroom-pupils ration at junior secondary school and senior secondary school from 1:70-80 to 1:30 by 2020, among other interventions.
One of the proprietors, Mr. Dayo Onabowale, who urged the state to check sharp practices in the sector, noted that the authorities were forcing them to pay twice to get approval letters for their schools.
Soyombo, in her response, promised to invite the chairman of the examination board to the next meeting as well as to look into the allegation.
Meanwhile, Soyombo has urged head teachers and principals to accommodate pupils with disabilities in schools.
She said this at a training programme for principals and head teachers last Friday.
Soyombo, who stressed that every child was important, noted that there should be no segregation in the admission of pupils.
She said, “Inclusion is an effort to make sure pupils with disabilities go to school along with their colleagues, while receiving whatever instruction to achieve high standards and succeed as learners.”
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