For Non-Registration, Absence Of Conducive Learning Environment...... 12 Schools Get Hammered

"One of the mandates of the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, is to monitor and regulate the activities of public and private schools in the state", Hajia Ahmad, DG KSSQÁA.

"Most of the shut down schools were operating as they pleased and were not part of the association (NAPPS)"...... Chairman, Sabon Tasha zone of NAPPS.


Following the inability of 12 schools in the metropolis of Kaduna state to comply with government directives that all schools must be registered, the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) on Monday, came down heavy on the defaulters.

This was the revelation by the Director General of the Authority, KSSQAA, Hajia Umma K Ahmad, who said the schools were closed down for not registering with the state government and also, for the lack of a conducive learning environment for pupils.

According to Hajia Ahmad, "one of the mandates of the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, is to monitor and regulate the activities of public and private schools in the state".

"Unfortunately, some private schools in the state have refused to register; which makes it hard for the government to regulate their activities", Hajia Umma Ahmad stated.

"Education", according to the KSSQAA boss,  "was supposed to be holistic and not only cognitive".

She stressed that a child was supposed to be developed in all aspects and not just in specific areas.

The Authority (KSSAQAA) was not witch hunting any private school discovered not to follow the standard, would be closed. She noted.

She urged the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) to enlighten their members on the need to register with the government.

Speaking on the issue, Ado Usman-Garba, the team leader of the assessment team which went round the schools, said that the state government was undertaking reforms in the education sector and private schools were not left behind in the reforms.

The team leader urged operators of private schools to comply with all standard procedures as laid down by KSSQAA.

Chairman of NAPPS, Sabon Tasha zone, Mr Emanuel Alalade, revealed that it is the duty of the association to ensure that all regulations, with regards to running schools, were complied with.

Alalade however, disclosed that, most of the shut down schools were operating as they pleased and were not part of the association (NAPPS).