Oyo Govt. Imposes Fees on Transfer from Private to Public Schools

Oyo State Government has imposed fees on the transfer of
students from private to government owned schools, pointing out
that the costs were meant to offset administration procedures.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to
Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, costs of forms for
prospective students seeking transfer from private to public school
would be determine from the part of the country such candidate was
coming from.

According to the statement, forms for inter-state, from major
cities across the country including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt is
N15, 000, other states of the federation is N10,000, transfer
within the state is N7,500.00 and transfer from outside Nigeria is
N20,000.00.

The statement noted that the state government was pleased to
discover that measures taken so far in the implementation of the
free education policy have started yielding fruits, pointing out
that the huge number of parents applying to register their wards in
the state’s public primary and secondary schools is a clear
evidence that the free education policy of the administration is
well received by the people.

The statement said, “We are particularly pleased that a number
of parents have been besieging the Oyo State Ministry of Education
in the past few weeks to make inquiries on steps to be taken to
transfer their wards from private schools to public schools. The
huge turnout of parents and guardians seeking transfer for their
wards to our public schools in view of the free education policy of
Governor Makinde’s administration, has, therefore, necessitated the
introduction of some administrative measures which are meant to
control admission and safeguard illegality in the admission
process”.

It stated further, “As we have started before now, the policy of
the state government is to promote free education in line with its
desire to uplift the standards and enhance excellence in
educational pursuits. In line with the current administration’s
four-point service agenda, Education, Health, Security and Economic
expansion via agriculture value chain have been so designated as
the major pillars. The administration hereby assures the people of
its commitment to implement the agenda for the good of all in Oyo
State. Let us also place on record that the decision to implement
the charges listed above is not aimed at constraining the people,
but to ensure standardization in the process of transferring pupils
and students from private to public schools”.

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