MAJOR EDUCATION STRIDES OF HIS EXCELLENCY,

ENGR. CHIEF DAVID NWEZE UMAHI FNSE, FNATE FROM 1ST JUNE 2015 - SEPTEMBER 2017.

PRESENTED BY: PROF. JOHN U. EKE Hon. Commissioner for Education HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. CHIEF DAVID NWEZE UMAHI, FNSE, FNATE, & WIFE His Excellency BARR. ERIC KELECHI IGWE, P.hD & WIFE Deputy Governor, . We inherited from the past Administration a School System of nearly total collapse infrastructure and personnel management crisis. School Supervision and Monitoring was in limbo. The Federal Government Education Intervention Funds were not accessed since 2010 till 2015 with accumulation of over N4 Billion. Examination Malpractices and Cultism were out of control. EDUCATION:

 Education Road Map for Ebonyi State; 10-Year State Education Sector Plan (SESP)

 3-Year State Education Sector Operational Plan (SESOP)

Reflecting the following goals:

Pupils Records SCHOOL

CENSUS Staff Records DATA

Infrastructures and Facilities Records School Mapping based Education Management Information System (EMIS) for the past three years was successfully carried out making use of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). • School map report is a collation of annual school census data in GIS generated maps. • The combination of GIS and EMIS brings to a gradual end, the era of non-utility of education data due to lack of ways to present them. • This provides adequate dynamic updatable information to help stakeholders in the education sector achieve set goals With School Mapping, our schools can be accessed from any part of the world SAMPLED SCHOOLS IN EBONYI CENTRAL ZONE BEFORE THE RENOVATION SAMPLED SCHOOLS IN EBONYI NORTH ZONE BEFORE THE RENOVATION SAMPLED SCHOOLS IN EBONYI SOUTH ZONE BEFORE THE RENOVATION S/N YEAR PROVIDED (N) TO ACCESS (N) TOTAL (N)

1. 2016 876,756,756 875,756,756 1,753,513,512

2. 2017 1,042,000,000 1,042,000,000 2,084,000,000

3. 2017 1,100,000,000 1,100,000,000 2,200,000,000 More than 200 schools have been renovated and new school More than 20,000 Two-Seaters Pupils furniture are being building being constructed distributed to our Primary schools.

Construction of dormitories and Ten Model Primary/Junior Secondary classrooms in the schools of the blind, Schools with Upstairs buildings Opeffia, and School of Deaf and Dumb in LGAs constructions are on-going now in the State

10,000 white boards have been purchased to ICT infrastructures are being replace blackboards in our schools. constructed/introduced to our schools COMMISSIONING OF 20,000 2-SEATERS DESK BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE, BARR. ERIC KELECHI IGWE 20,000 NOS OF PUPILS DESK, CONSTRUCTED BY THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION SCHOOLS WITHOUT CLASSROOMS AND FURNITURES BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATIONS OF SCHOOLS  Establishment of 41 Neighbourhood Supervision Centres for Secondary Schools and 130 Centres for Primary Schools.  War Against Examination Malpractices and dismantling of “Miracle Centres”  Ebonyi State came 10th Position twice in WAEC SSCE results of 2016 and 2017. Ahead of all the States in the South West except Lagos State and 4th Position in NECO SSCE results of 2016. only 0.8% (less than one point from 1st Position)  Task Force Against Students/Pupils loitering and hawking.  Re-introduction of Practical School Agriculture  Verification of Teachers Certificates through UBEB/SEB.  Total evaluation of infrastructure and personnel in the 31 Pilot Schools.  Harmonization of the administration of Junior and Senior Secondary Schools.  Regular and prompt payment of teachers salaries.  A successful Personnel Audit (UBEB and SEB)  450 Teachers were trained in collaboration with National Teachers Institute, in Capacity Building of 250 Science/Mathematics Teachers and 100 quality Assurance Officers (MOE/UBEB/SEB)  Schools Evangelism: The School Evangelism is going on very well in the 3-Zones of Ebonyi State.  Multi-Choice/DSTV Established Education Resource Centres in 10 selected Secondary Schools now ready for commissioning.  Distribution of Science/Laboratory equipments in some Secondary Schools by Oil and Gas Limited, Chevron, Shell and NNPC, 52 Teachers were trained on ICT Packages  Establishment Approval of 12 Private and 2 Public Primary, 7 Public and 2 Private Secondary Schools.  The Sum of N3,000,000 (N3 million) was disbursed to each of our Oversea Scholarship students that were able to verify their data.  Mass Literacy Programme was revived; Courtesy by the Wife of our Governor, Her Excellency Chief (Mrs.) Rachael Umahi.

 The Higher Education Committee on EBSU and College of Education made recommendations to restructure and reposition our Higher Education System.

 School fees of EBSU Students reduced by N10,000

 Two Big Buses were allocated to the Student Union Government of EBSU.

 The Ebonyi State University Law was amended and their staff services were gazetted.

 The Governing Councils of Ebonyi State University and College of Education were reconstituted. National Home Grown School Feeding Programme took off with Primary 1-3 in 1,066 Public Primary Schools with 164,163 Pupils benefiting. MATHEMATICS & SCIENCES: i. 12 Gold won ii. 7 Silvers won iii. 4 Bronze won NATIONAL DEBATE: i. National winner for the 2016 Democracy Day Debate Competition ii. Multina Best Teachers of the Year: Ebonyi clinched 10th Position again by Miss Agwu Cornerllia. iii. South East Zonal Leadership Training for 153 girls; we too 1st Position in two major events. This programme was in collaboration with the Department for International Development (DFID)  Model Teaching Methods of all the topics in Mathematics from JSS 1 – SSS 3 have been developed into disc of 10 pieces covering all the WAEC/NECO syllabus. They are now available in all schools.

 War Against Illegal Levies is gaining ground and we must win the battle.

 Two weeks training on Mental Arithmetic by National Mathematics Centre for 120 students and selected teachers was successfully carried out.  Pre-WAEC Unified SS II Promotion Examination was introduced and successfully conducted.  Comprehensive training/workshops were organised for all the teachers and principals of the Public Secondary Schools.  School Evangelism and Moral Instruction Programmes are introduced and reactivated respectively.  Uniform Scheme of Work for all the subjects in secondary schools were prepared and distributed to all the schools in the state to maintain uniform assessment and standard. COMMISSIONING OF UBURU GIRLS MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL, UBURU BY THE CHAIRMAN OF EBONYI STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD. THE FOLLOWING ARE SAMPLES OF THE RENOVATED PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE THIRTEEN (13) LGA’S IN EBONYI STATE. UBURU

SIR FRANCES IBIAM GRAMMER SCHOOL

OZZIZA COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, AFIKPO

MACGREGOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AMANKWO/AMAOBOLOBO COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL.

AKPOHA TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL.

COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, OSHIRI

AMASIRI CENTRAL SCHOOL, AMASIRI OFUTUGBALA COMMUNITY PRIMARY ST. PATRICKS PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL, KPIRIKPIRI, ABAKALIKI

INYIMAGU COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, ABAKALIKI URBAN MODEL SEC. SCH. OKPAUGWU, ABAKALIKI

ACHARA COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, UGWUACHARA.

BEFORE THE RENOVATION OF AFTER THE RENOVATION OF GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, AZUIYIOKWU, GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, AZUIYIOKWU, ABAKALAIKI. ABAKALAIKI. COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, NDIAGU, EZZAMA

OCHUFUAGBA COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, IDEMBIA. COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, COMMUNITY PRIMARY UMUOME ORIUZOR SCHOOL, EZEAJALI, AMUZU

COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, AMUZU COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, AMAEZEKWE ABARIGWE ISHIEKE COMM. SCH. AKAEZE COMPR. SEC. SCH. EBONYI LGA IVO LGA

ACHARA COMM. P.S. EBONYILGA

AGBAJA COMM. P.S. NWOFE IZZI LGA AKPOHA TECH SEC. SCH. AMAGU COMM. P.S. LGA. ABAKALIKI LGA

AMAIZU AMANGBALA CENTRAL. SCH. AMAOBOLOBO COMM. P.S. AMANKWO AFIKPO NORTH LGA AFIKPO NORTH LGA AMASIRI CENTRAL SCH. AMASIRI OZIZZA COMM. PRIMARY SCHOOL AFIKPO NORTH LGA

COMM. P.S. AGAELI, AGBA COMM. P.S. AMAEZEKWE, LGA EZZA SOUTH LGA COMM. P.S. AMAEZEKWE

COMM. P.S. AMUZU, EZZA SOUTH LGA

COMM. P.S. EZEAJALI AMUZU, COMM. P.S. IDEMBIA, EZZA SOUTH LGA EZZA SOUTH LGA COMM. P.S. NOYO ALIKE, COMM. P.S. NDIAGU EZZAMA, IKWO LGA EZZA SOUTH LGA

COMM. P.S. ULEPA NTEZI COMM. P.S. UMUOME ORIUZOR, ISHIELU LGA LGA COMM. SEC. SCH. NWOFE AGBAJA, IZZI LGA

COMM. SEC. SCH. AMASIRI AFIKPO NORTH LGA

COMM. SEC.SCH. EKWASHI NGBO GIRLS' HIGH SCH. EZILLO, ISHIELU LGA LGA MACGREGOR SEC. SCH. AFIKPO NORTH LGA

MGBABELUZOR COMM. SCH. NDIEZE ECHI, IZZI LGA

MODEL P.S. ORINTE, MGBABO COMM. P.S. EZZA SOUTH LGA AKUNAKUNA, IKWO LGA NNODO SEC. SCH. EBONYI LGA

OCHUFU AGBA COMM. P.S. IDEMBIA EZZA SOUTH LGA

OPEFIA COMM. P.S. MGBALUKWU, IZZI LGA

SIR FRANCIS IBIAM GRAMMER SCH. AFIKPO NORTH LGA ST. PATRICKS KPIRIKPIRI URBAN SCH, EBONYI LGA UWAOMA P.S. OKPOSHI UMUOGHARA, EZZA NORTH LGA URBAN MODEL SEC. SCH. OKPAUGWU, EBONYI LGA RECEIVING AN AWARD IN THE 2017 INTER SCHOOL SPORTS COMPETITION.

THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESSED

PROF. JOHN U. EKE Hon. Commissioner for Education