Oyo State Government has said it would not renege on its 80% student’s attendance policy as a yardstick for promotion of student to the next class in public secondary schools.
Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, yesterday re- emphasized this position at the public presentation of the green and blue books to public secondary schools in the state held at the commissioner ‘s car park, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan.
The Commissioner posited that the effective use of both the ‘Green’ and ‘Blue’ books will assist the teachers to capture the progress of individual student, adding that taking track of student’s performances will no longer be a problem with the availability of the documents.
“The use of these documents will assist school authorities to monitor student’s attendance during classes and how they are making improvement from time to time. It will serve as a necessary tool to actualize the government policy of 80% attendance as a prerequisite for student promotion to the next class”, the commissioner explained.
Olowofela, however enjoined the principals to convey the message to others, encourage and monitor their teachers on the use of these documents in order not to render the efforts of the government futile.
He stressed : “today marks a memorial in the history of the state. Education, as we all know is very important to the development of any nation. A nation that neglects the education of its citizenry is on without a future.
“It is the importance that the present administration in the state attaches to the education in the state that makes her resuscitates the use of both the Green and Blue books that are necessary to trace the progress and achievement of students in their studies”.
The event, had in attendance, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Aderonke Makanjuola, Directors from the ministry, Zonal Inspectors of Education and Principals amongst others.
