Businessday Set To Launch The First Edition Of The Lagos Good Schools Guide Book…
…At The Maiden Edition Of Education Summit
Omosomi Omomia
BusinessDay Media Limited set to launch the much-awaited and highly anticipated Lagos Good Schools Guide at the maiden edition of the Annual Education Summit. The comprehensive report, which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, is produced by BusinessDay Research & Intelligence Unit (BRIU), and contains in-depth analysis, comprehensive profiles of the leading Private Secondary Schools in Lagos State in all 57 Local Government Areas, in addition to insightful articles and interviews.
Parents, guardians, policymakers and other stakeholders in the education sector, as well as investors, who wish to conduct appraisals and make decisions with respect to the quality of Private Secondary Education in Lagos State need not look anywhere again as their concerns have been addressed by BusinessDay through the publication of the Guide.
For the maiden edition of the Compendium, BRIU conducted a comprehensive survey and assessment of over 500 certified private secondary schools in the state. Eventually, 307 Private secondary schools made the list. The over 400-page Book contains comprehensive profiles of the educational institutions covered such as contact information, curriculum offered, facilities available, among others. Furthermore, BusinessDay also assessed qualitative and quantitative factors of the Schools according to the LGA in which they are situated.
Schools were ranked on four grade scales depending on their weighted scores. The grade scales are the Excellent Group, Very Good, Good and Satisfactory. The weighted score of the schools in the ‘Excellent Group’ ranges from 70 to 100 percent. The ‘Very Good’ graded schools score between 60 and 69 percent. The schools ranked as ‘Good’ score between 50 and 59 percent while those considered as ‘Satisfactory’ score between 25 and 49 percent.
Criteria employed by the BRIU team include average performance in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the transparency parameters. The transparency parameters have eight sections some of which are the availability of an official website, facilities, profiles of teachers, availability of information on WAEC performance and the presence of school calendar. Others are information on school fees, admission form and fees as well as availability of an online payment platform.
WAEC performance constituted 50 percent of the total score, while the transparency parameters made up the remaining 50 percent. The transparency parameters would have had more weight save for the reluctance on the part of the managements and owners of these schools to release certain information, most especially the number of students in their schools.
The Good School Guide is scheduled for launch on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at the Education Summit. The event is scheduled to attract and convene an audience comprising public and private stakeholders in the Education sector in Nigeria and in particular, Lagos State.
In addition to the launch of the Good School Guide 2017 publication, sale of the report will commence at the Venue with promotional offer of free one-month subscription of BusinessDay Newspaper (digital and physical), as well as 30 percent discount on the next copy purchased.
