The FCT Administration has recorded an impressive turnout of both students and teachers in both public and private schools on the first day of resumption for second term of the 2023/2024 academic session, following the conclusion of 2023 yuletide holidays.
This was disclosed, Monday, when the FCT Secretary for Education, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, led the Education Secretariat management team for the 2024 second term academic session visitation and inspection to some schools in the nation’s capital city.
The team’s first point of call was the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC) Area 3, followed by Government Secondary School Tundun-Wada and
Glisten Group of Schools Jahi, respectively.
The secretary, while fielding questions from newsmen, said the team observed that almost all the students and teachers are back and ready for learning.
“From all indications, the teachers resumed for work and are ready to work and the students are also ready for learning. It means teaching and learning is taking place, that’s the essence of our coming here to make sure school resumes properly. Lessons plans, lesson notes are all ready and from all indications teachers are anxious to work.
“Turnout for the first day of
resumption is encouraging. I expected to see a low attendance rate considering the Christmas and New Year break, since a lot of students traveled with their families out of Abuja. But, fortunately for us, almost all the students are back and are ready for learning,” he said.
He added that part of the aims of the inspection
was to identify some challenges of the schools, in order to effectively address them.
“We have seen, and taken note of all information on problems facing schools, we are going to take back to the Honorable Minister, as education is one of the key priority areas of this administration.
“The minister promised that the sector will, given special consideration. That’s why in the 2023 budget, the sum of 13.1 billion Naira was approved to be spent on renovations, construction, and provision of chairs and furniture for schools in FCT, which is very encouraging,” he stated.
Also speaking, Mr. Akor Joseph, Principal of Government Secondary School, Tudun-Wada said, “We are just back from the Christmas holidays, and most of these students traveled with their parents, that’s why you see this number of students.”
