Resumption: Low turnout in schools as Oyo government urges parents to send children back to school

The Oyo State government on Monday decried low student attendance in public schools as schools resume the first term, 2022/2023 academic session in the state.

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Speaking after monitoring some schools in the state, Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Council of Oyo State, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran called on parents and guardians to release their wards to resume school.

The president said the council was monitoring some schools in Ibadan, the state capital, to check the readiness of teachers and students for the resumption of the new academic session in the state.

He also called on parents in rural areas not to prevent their children from going to school because of market days.

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Adeniran said, “So far we have visited some schools and we are not too impressed with the turnout of the students. However, we are happy with the turnout of the teachers.”

"We take this opportunity to call on parents and guardians, especially those in rural areas of the state, to release their wards to return to school," Adeniran said.

“The exercise will continue in other areas of the state. We visited some schools today, including those in remote areas, such as Igbo-elerin in Lagelu LGA, and student turnout was not impressive.

Adeniran, who oversaw the takeover along with board member Hon. Akeem Oladeji and some principals claimed that teachers have started teaching in the schools visited.

Adeniran said the essence of the exercise is to further motivate teachers and students to improve their performance.

Dr. Adeniran, who called on private investors to help boost the education sector in Oyo State, added that the current government, led by Governor Seyi Makinde, is encouraging development devoid of political nuances.

He hinted that while the state government has issued a tender for the renovation and construction of a ten-story building of ten classrooms at the Islamic Mission Primary School , Odoye, North Ibadan, the council will soon give its approval to a federal representative, who has officially expressed interest in constructing a 3-classroom block in the same school.

Some of the schools visited by the team include, among others, Islamic Mission School, 2 and 4, Odoye; IMG Basic School II, Oje-Igosun; Pry Methodist School, Age, Igbo-elerin; and IDC Sagbe, Pabi-ekun.

Meanwhile, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, said the newly approved benchmark for the 2022 Joint Promotion Examination for upper secondary students advancing to the next grade is fifty percent (50%).< /p>

He said passing credits in English Language or Mathematics and four (4) other relevant subjects in the field of study is sacrosanct for SS1 and SS2, which are expected to resume for the 2022 academic calendar /2023. Monday, September 19, 2022.