FG moves to scrap JSS, SSS separation policy over rising school dropout rates

FG moves to scrap JSS, SSS separation policy over rising school dropout rates

The Federal authorities has introduced plans to scrap the coverage separating the management of Junior Secondary faculties (JSS) and Senior Secondary faculties (SSS), announcing it has failed to reap its purpose.

Minister of schooling, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, made the assertion in Abuja, mentioning that the policy has created administrative bottlenecks and contributed to the growing range of college students who fail to transition from JSS to SSS.

in keeping with the minister, hundreds of thousands of students expected to progress into senior secondary faculty are currently unable to make the transition, making it imperative to review the system.

“The coverage has not executed its targets. It has created unnecessary bottlenecks and contributed to the increasing wide variety of college students who do now not transition from Junior Secondary faculty to Senior Secondary college,” he said.

Alausa directed the Federal Ministry of education to put together a role paper for presentation to the national Council on education (NCE) as a part of the method of reviewing and eventually scrapping the policy.

The minister additionally inaugurated a committee to make certain clever faculties, Bilingual faculties and opportunity faculties across the u . s . end up completely operational.

He said the committee could dispose of implementation bottlenecks, make sure government-funded faculties are finished and well prepared, and make certain they are safely staffed and opened to students.

“We can not preserve to have public instructional centers mendacity idle. Our intention is to make sure all clever colleges and Bilingual colleges are absolutely operational earlier than the stop of the 12 months,” he added.

The circulate has sparked discussions among schooling stakeholders, with many expressing optimism that the proposed reform should enhance college students’ transition into senior secondary school and enhance learning consequences national.