The 2024 Jigawa State School Self-Assessment, conducted under the UK-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme in collaboration with the Jigawa State Government, provides an evidence-based review of quality across the non-state education sector. Using the validated “Jigawa State School Self-Assessment Form,” the study assessed 300 schools, comprising 84 Integrated Qur’anic schools, 52 Nomadic schools, 88 Conventional Private schools, and 76 unregistered schools. The assessment aimed to strengthen education quality, improve accountability, and promote continuous improvement by encouraging structured self-evaluation of school performance, governance, infrastructure, and learning outcomes.
The findings reveal significant systemic challenges. Approximately 73.5% of schools were graded “Emerging,” with only 0.4% reaching “Excelling” standards. Sharp disparities in teacher–pupil ratios—ranging from 1:18 in conventional schools to 1:100 in nomadic schools—combined with widespread deficits in water, electricity, sanitation, and fencing, highlight deep inequities across school types. Without targeted and equity-driven reforms, these structural gaps risk entrenching quality disparities within the non-state sector.
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