NSSEC to begin ranking of Senior Secondary Schools –ES

By Maryam Abeeb

The National Senior Secondary School Education Commission( NSSEC) is set to introduce policy in ranking of Senior Secondary Schools across the country.
This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary, NSSEC, Dr Iyela Ajayi in a press briefing on his achievements and moves in repositioning the commission in Abuja.
Dr Ajayi explained that the ranking will be based on benchmark performance by the various schools.
According to him, the commission has prepared a National Policy on Senior Secondary Education which has gone through different stages.
He added that they has started series of advocacy to the state Governors for their buy into the vision of NSSEC to enable the various states access the fund for the development of Secondary Education.
Dr Ajayi stated that Governors were advised to study the Act establishing the Commission and amend where necessary.
He revealed that the state governors had already commenced the process of establishing their own state Senior Secondary Education Board.
“ On my assumption of office in the month of June , 2023 the Commission has been strategically embarking on several programmes towards repositioning of Senior Secondary Education in the Country.
“ We all can attest to the fact that for a long time, this sun-sector was in total, hence the establishment of this commission by the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, to reposition the sector for efficiency in grooming students for global acceptable standard.
“The key mandate of the Commission is to prescribe and enforce Minimum Standard in all Senior Secondary Schools in the Country, and also serve as a regulatory and intervention agency in all our Senior Secondary Schools across the country,” he noted.
The NSSEC boss said that the commission has also developed a minimum standard for secondary education which was attended by stakeholders in the Northern Zone.