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What are those things What are those things What are those things What are those things that determine that determine that determine that determine Students’ Students’ Students’ Students’
Performance?Performance?Performance?Performance?
It is generally believed that Cost, Location, etc.are synonymous with Quality and Quantity.
For instance; it is evident that Public schools arecheaper to attend compared to their Privatecounterparts, but are there corroborative evidencewhen it comes to the performance of the Pupils inNational Examinations?
Does the cost of School Fees, Location, SchoolAge, School system and Type, etc. play anysignificant role in determining how well Pupilsperform in WAEC / NECO? Also, are there anystatistical evidence showing the effect of Locationon Pupils performances?
SourceSourceSourceSource ofofofof DataDataDataData
The data used for this analysis was downloadedfrom www.schoolsinnigeria.com.
As at the time of this analysis; there were 460Schools listed with the following information:
� Location of School & Area,� Name of School,� School Fees,� Year Founded,� Curriculum,� School System – Boarding / Day� School type – Mixed / Unisex� Population of Student / Teachers,� WAEC results for most recent 3 years,� Total Enrollment for WAEC,� Total Pass & Percentage,� Result of Best Student for each year
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DataDataDataData inininin SummarySummarySummarySummaryState Total
Lagos 114
Delta 14
Ogun 9
Oyo 8
Edo 8
Kwara 7
Plateau 6
Abia 6
Kano 5
Yobe 4
Rivers 4
Enugu 4
Ekiti 3
Abuja 3
Akwa-Ibom 3
Sokoto 3
Adamawa 3
Bauchi 3
Kaduna 3
Borno 3
Osun 2
Cross-River 2
Anambra 2
Benue 2
Nassarawa 2
Ondo 2
Gombe 2
Zamfara 2
Bayelsa 1
Katsina 1
Niger 1
Imo 1
Jigawa 1
Grand Total 234
Curriculum Total
Nigerian 186
Nigerian & American 10
Nigerian & British 22
Nigerian, British & American 16
Grand Total 234
3System Total
Boarding Only 30
Day & Boarding 101
Day Only 103
Grand Total 234
Type Total
Boys Only 11
Girls Only 12
Mixed 211
Grand Total 234
Year Founded Total
Unknown 6
1855-1864 1
1925-1934 1
1935-1944 1
1945-1954 2
1955-1964 11
1965-1974 7
1975-1984 9
1985-1994 65
1995-2004 130
2005-2014 1
Grand Total 234
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No. of Students Total
0-99 7
100-199 34
200-299 46
300-399 32
400-499 32
500-599 26
600-699 10
700-799 14
800-899 7
900-999 6
1000-1099 4
1100-1199 1
1200-1299 4
1300-1399 3
1600-1699 1
1700-1799 2
1800-1899 2
2100-2199 1
2400-2499 1
3800-3900 1
Grand Total 234
School Fees (Boarding) Total
0-49999 131
50000-99999 16
100000-149999 14
150000-199999 16
200000-249999 8
250000-299999 7
300000-349999 7
350000-399999 5
400000-449999 4
450000-499999 2
500000-549999 2
550000-599999 3
600000-649999 2
650000-699999 2
700000-749999 3
750000-799999 3
800000-849999 1
900000-949999 1
950000-999999 2
1000000-1049999 1
1150000-1199999 1
1450000-1499999 1
1650000-1699999 1
2000000-2049999 1
Grand Total 234
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7
8
School Fees (Day) Total 350000-399999 4
0-49999 113 400000-449999 3
50000-99999 53 450000-499999 3
100000-149999 25 500000-549999 3
150000-199999 10 550000-599999 1
200000-249999 5 850000-899999 1
250000-299999 8 950000-999999 1
300000-349999 4 Grand Total 234
*Fees in Naira
Of this 460 schools; only 234 have WAEC resultsavailable for 3 years and were used for the study.
Two Variables were derived from the result;QuantityQuantityQuantityQuantity ofofofof PassesPassesPassesPasses & QualityQualityQualityQuality ofofofof PassesPassesPassesPasses ((((BestBestBestBest ResultResultResultResult Analysis)Analysis)Analysis)Analysis)
QuantityQuantityQuantityQuantity ofofofof PassesPassesPassesPasses :::: Implies the percentagepercentagepercentagepercentage of Pupils
with passes compared to the total enrollment for WAEC
QualityQualityQualityQuality ofofofof PassesPassesPassesPasses :::: Implies the degreedegreedegreedegree of passes based
on the Best Result. Results are provided in A, B & C; aCandidate with 5A’s is regarded to have performed betterthan one with 3A’s.
Each Best Result is converted as follows:
3A’s, 4B’s, 1CLet A = 5, B = 4, C = 3
3*5 + 4*4 + 1*3 = 15+16+1 = 32
A candidate with 3A’s, 4B’s, 1Cis converted to 32323232 using thesubstitution as illustrated
This conversion is done so as to get a statisticwhich measures the quality of Pupils result.
See Sample data below:
School Name Best Result Quality of Pass
A.A. International Schools 2A's, 3B's 1C 25
Abuja International Academy 8C's 24
Access High School Calabar 3A's, 5B's, 1C 38
Adrao International School 1A, 5B's, 2C's 31
Ahmadu Ribadu College 7A's, 2B's 43
Bols International College 2A's, 5B's 2C's 36
CAL College 5A's, 3B's, 1C 40
Cambridge International School 6B's, 2C's 30
Ahmadu Ribadu College with 7A’s, 2B’s onconversion got 43 as Quality of Pass, whichapparently is the best result from the list above.
7 * 5 + 2 * 4 = 43
Quality of ResultQuality of ResultQuality of ResultQuality of ResultWhich School has the Best Result?
This is a sample from 234 Schools showing the Quality ofResult per school
School Name 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year CQP
A.A. International Schools 25 29 33 29.00
Abuja International Academy 24 31 32 29.00
Access High School Calabar 38 33 37 36.00
Adrao International School 31 27 37 31.67
Ahmadu Ribadu College 43 43 45 43.67
Air Force Secondary School 38 38 31 35.67
All Saints' College 36 28 20 28.00
Altitude College 33 43 40 38.67
Anwar-Ul-Islam Girls' High School 33 27 29 29.67
Apata Memorial High School 31 35 43 36.33
Aquinas Private College 17 35 28 26.67
Archdeacon Brown Education Centre 28 33 40 33.67
Arigbede College 28 35 37 33.33
Atlantic Hall 42 42 35 39.67
Aunty Alice College 30 35 38 34.33
The CumulativeCumulativeCumulativeCumulative QualityQualityQualityQuality ofofofof PassPassPassPass (CQP)(CQP)(CQP)(CQP) entry is the Averageof the Best Result of the last 3years of each school
Top 47 Schools with high CQPCQPCQPCQP
44.33 44.33
43.67
43.00 43.00
42.67 42.67
42.33
42.00 42.00 42.00
41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67 41.67
40.00
40.50
41.00
41.50
42.00
42.50
43.00
43.50
44.00
44.50
45.00
Loyola
Jesuit
College
Primose
Private
College
Ahmadu
Ribadu
College
Royal
Kriston
College
Seat of
Wisdom
Model
School
Jubilee
College
Topgrade
Sec. Sch.
Suzan
Martins
Comp. High
School
Cherubim
& Seraphim
College
Christ The
King Intl.
School
Patman
College
Jattu
Uzarue
Baptist
High Scool
Eccowas
College
Gaskiya
Skills Intl
Schools
Grace High
School
Legacy High
School
Supreme
Edu Found.
Sch.
Cumulative Quality of Pass
Showing 17 Schools with
the Best Results
School Name CPQ Position School Name CPQ Position School Name CPQ Position
Fed Govt. Girls' College, Odogbolu 41.33 18th Jextoban Secondary School 40.00 27th Whitesands School 39.67 33rd
Grange School 41.33 18th New Covenant High School 40.00 27th Ighile Group of Schools 39.33 39th
Rock Foundation College 41.33 18th Nigerian Turkish Intl College, WuseII 40.00 27th Igbinedion Education Centre 39.33 39th
Yaba College of Tech. Sec. Sch. 41.33 18th Picfleur Montessori & High School 40.00 27th Lumen Christi Intl High School 39.33 39th
Paragon Intl College 41.00 22nd Topfield College 40.00 27th St. Jude's Private Sec. School 39.33 39th
Jelly-Las College 40.67 23rd Atlantic Hall 39.67 33rd Thomas Adewumi Intl College 39.33 39th
Mt. St. Gabriel's Secondary School 40.67 23rd Excel College 39.67 33rd Ilupeju College 39.00 44th
Holy Rosary College 40.33 25th Mivara Secondary School 39.67 33rd Omolaja Sodipo Mem Anglican Sch. 39.00 44th
Our Lord's Shepard Intl School 40.33 25th Parmville College 39.67 33rd Toyibat Comprehensive High School 39.00 44th
Jephthan Comp. Sec School 40.00 27th Redeemers's Intl Sec. School 39.67 33rd Union Baptist Grammar School 39.00 44th
What likely variables are common to all these Top schools
LocationLocationLocationLocation::::
Lagos contributed 51% of the top schools; but the schoolwith the best results are from Abuja & Abia States
Loyola Jesuit College – 1st (Abuja)Primose Private College – 1st (Abia)
Ahmadu Ribadu College – 3rd (Adamawa)Royal Kriston College – 4th (Lagos)
Seat of Wisdom Model College – 4th (Delta)
SystemSystemSystemSystem &&&& TypeTypeTypeType::::
� 45% of top schools operate both Day & Boarding system
15%
45%
40%
School System Type Position
Loyola Jesuit College Boarding Only Mixed 1st
Primose Private College Day Only Mixed 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College Day Only Mixed 3rd
Royal Kriston College Day Only Mixed 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School Day & Boarding Mixed 4th
� 91% of top schools are Mixed, both boys & girls
6%2% 92%
Absolute 100% for Mixed schools!
SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool FeesFeesFeesFees –––– DayDayDayDay
School Day (N) Position
Primose Private College 45,000 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College 172,000 3rd
Royal Kriston College 64,000 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School 107,000 4th
58% of top schools pay N100,000 for school fees. 3 of the top 5 schools are Day onlyDay onlyDay onlyDay only while only one is both Day & Boarding
SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool FeesFeesFeesFees –––– BoardingBoardingBoardingBoarding
53% of top schools pay N100,000 for school fees.
School Day (N) Boarding (N) System Position
Loyola Jesuit College 0 631,500 Boarding Only 1st
Seat of Wisdom Model School 107,000 222,000 Day & Boarding 4th
Jubilee College 250,000 290,000 Day & Boarding 6th
Christ The King Intl. School 270,000 465,000 Day & Boarding 9th
Patman College Jattu Uzarue 15,600 27,600 Day & Boarding 9th
Baptist High Scool 0 180,000 Boarding Only 12th
Ecowas College 45,000 120,000 Day & Boarding 12th
Grace High School 570,600 1,020,600 Day & Boarding 12th
Supreme Education Found. Sch. 0 0 Day & Boarding 12th
CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum
Nigerian Curriculum is favorite among top performers, 72% of these schools use Nigerian Curriculum.
School Curriculum Position
Loyola Jesuit College Nigerian 1st
Primose Private College Nigerian 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College Nigerian 3rd
Royal Kriston College Nigerian & British 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School Nigerian 4th
4 out of the first 5 schools run Nigerian Curriculum!
YearYearYearYear FoundedFoundedFoundedFounded
Majority of these schools were founded in the 1990s. The oldest (Holy Rosary College, Enugu) in the top 47 was founded in 1935. It sits at the 25th position.
The oldest school (Primose Private College, Abia) among the top 5 were founded 20years ago.
School Year Founded Position
Loyola Jesuit College 1996 1st
Primose Private College 1992 1st
Ahmadu Ribadu College 2001 3rd
Royal Kriston College 2001 4th
Seat of Wisdom Model School 1998 4th
The analysis so far seek to establish the relationshipbetween “Schools’ Best Result ” over 3years against:
� Location of School,� School System – Boarding / Day,� School type – Mixed / Unisex,� School Fees,� Curriculum,� Year Founded
� The top 3 schools are located in Abuja, Abia & Adamawa� On the average DayDayDayDay onlyonlyonlyonly school system perform better� The performance of MixedMixedMixedMixed schoolsschoolsschoolsschools are far better than single sex;in fact, only one GirlsGirlsGirlsGirls onlyonlyonlyonly school emerged in the top 47 schools
� Schools with high fees show no academic advantage over theirlow-paying schools
� Nigerian CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum still stand as the most preferred, 35 of the 47schools use Nigerian Curriculum.
� Academic performance & Age of school show indirectrelationship; marginally, the younger the school, the better theperformance
Quantity of ResultQuantity of ResultQuantity of ResultQuantity of ResultHow many Students Passed?
%
The Quantity of Result is about the number of Studentswho obtained at least credit passes in WAEC.
WhyWhyWhyWhy isisisis thisthisthisthis important?important?important?important?While it is admirable to produce the best result, whatpercentage of the entire student also achieved success?
This analysis, like the foregoing, seeks to establish theschool with the best performance measured againstLocation, School system, Type, Curriculum, Yearfounded and School Fees.
Which would you rather prefer; enroll yourChildren/Wards in the school with the Best Result or theSchool with the best quantity of Passes or both?
Whatever is your decision, in a short while you will findstatistical evidence for or against it.
Top 50 Schools with high Percentage of Passes
Showing 22 Schools with
the highest pass rate
School % of Pass Position School % of Pass Position School % of Pass Position
Royal Kriston College 98.33 23rd Trinity Intl. College 97.00 32nd Mercy College 93.00 43rd
Whitesands Sch 98.33 23rd Ahmadu Ribadu College 95.67 34th Musa Iliasu College 93.00 43rd
The Lagoon Sec Sch 98.33 23rd Christ The King Intl. Sch 95.67 34th Winford College 93.00 43rd
St. Peter's Junior Seminary 98.33 23rd Topgrade Sec Sch 94.67 34th Baptist High Scool 92.67 46th
Scholars' Private College 98.33 23rd Grange Sch 94.33 37th Great Grace Private Sch 92.67 46th
The Vale College 98.00 28th Tadey Intl. College 94.33 37th Chrisland College 92.67 46th
Soundhope Private Acad. 98.00 28th Faan Sec Sch 94.00 39th Ighile Group of Schs 92.33 49th
Eccowas College 97.67 30th Sch Masters Academy 94.00 39th Thomas Adewumi Intl. Coll 92.33 49th
Adrao Intl. Sch 97.67 30th Patman College Jattu 93.33 41st
Seat of Wisdom Model Sch 97.00 32nd Mictec Intl. High Sch 93.33 41st
LocationLocationLocationLocation::::What likely variables are common to all these Top schools
Lagos contributed 54% of the top schools; but the schoolswith consistent 100% pass rate are:
School State School State
Loyola Jesuit College Abuja Ronik Comprehensive School Lagos
Legacy High School Lagos Danchimah-Nig-American Lab Sch. Abia
Supreme Education Found. Sch. Lagos Jomal Comprehensive College Lagos
Holy Rosary College Enugu S- Tee Intl. School Lagos
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Abuja Victory Grammar School Lagos
Lumen Christi Intl. High School Edo Stafford House Intl. College Delta
Fountain Heights Secondary Sch. Lagos Fortune High School A/Ibom
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Lagos Primose Private College Abia
SystemSystemSystemSystem &&&& TypeTypeTypeType::::
16%
50%
34%6% 2%
92%
� 50% of top schools operate both Day & Boarding system
� 92% of top schools are Mixed, both boys & girls
School System Type School System Type
Loyola Jesuit College Boarding Only Mixed Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. Day & Boarding Mixed
Legacy High School Day Only Mixed Jomal Comprehensive College Day Only Mixed
Supreme Education Foundation Sch. Day & Boarding Mixed S- Tee International School Day & Boarding Mixed
Holy Rosary College Boarding Only Mixed Victory Grammar School Day & Boarding Mixed
Nigerian Turkish International College Day & Boarding Mixed Stafford House Intl. College Day Only Mixed
Lumen Christi Intl High School Boarding Only Boys Only Fortune High School Day & Boarding Mixed
Fountain Heights Secondary School Day Only Mixed Primose Private College Day Only Mixed
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Day & Boarding Mixed Jubilee College Day & Boarding Mixed
Ronik Comprehensive School Day & Boarding Mixed
Each of these schools maintained an 100% pass rate:
SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool FeesFeesFeesFees –––– DayDayDayDayDAY
BOARDING
CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum
Nigerian Curriculum is favorite among schools with high pass rate, 60% of these schools use Nigerian Curriculum.
School Curriculum School Curriculum
Loyola Jesuit College Nigerian Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. Nigerian
Legacy High School Nigerian & British Jomal Comprehensive College Nigerian
Supreme Education Found. Sch. Nigerian, UK & US S- Tee International School Nigerian & US
Holy Rosary College Nigerian Victory Grammar School Nigerian
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Nigerian Stafford House Intl. College Nigerian
Lumen Christi Intl. High School Nigerian Fortune High School Nigerian & British
Fountain Heights Sec. Sch. Nigerian Primose Private College Nigerian
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College Nigerian & US Jubilee College Nigerian & British
Ronik Comprehensive School Nigerian, UK & US Note: US – American, UK - British
YearYearYearYear FoundedFoundedFoundedFounded
Majority of these schools were founded in the 1990s.
School Founded School Founded
Loyola Jesuit College 1996 Danchimah-Nig-American Sch. ?
Legacy High School 1996 Jomal Comprehensive College 2002
Supreme Education Found. School 1991 S- Tee International School 1994
Holy Rosary College 1935 Victory Grammar School 1990
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College 1998 Stafford House Intl. College 2003
Lumen Christi Intl. High School 1986 Fortune High School 2002
Fountain Heights Secondary School 2001 Primose Private College 1992
Nigerian Turkish Intl. College 2000 Jubilee College 1990
Ronik Comprehensive School 1993
Majority of these school were established in the 1990s.
The following observations were made from theanalysis of Students Pass Rate against:
� Location of School,� School System – Boarding / Day,� School type – Mixed / Unisex,� School Fees,� Curriculum,� Year Founded
� Nine of the top 17 schools are located in Lagos� On the average DayDayDayDay school system perform better� The performance of MixedMixedMixedMixed schoolsschoolsschoolsschools are far better than single sex;1 GirlsGirlsGirlsGirls onlyonlyonlyonly andandandand 3333 BoysBoysBoysBoys onlyonlyonlyonly schools emerged in the top 50.
� Schools fees seems to matter when it comes to consistency inacademic performance
� Nigerian CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum is the most preferred; 30 of the 50 schoolsuse Nigerian Curriculum beside those with Nigeria and others.
� Academic performance & Age of school show indirectrelationship; marginally, the younger the school, the better theperformance
Conclusion:
� Location of School may not matter when it comes to Studentwith BestBestBestBest ResultsResultsResultsResults; but it does matter for percentage of Passes.
� Students who attend DayDayDayDay &&&& BoardingBoardingBoardingBoarding Schools are most likely toperform better than DayDayDayDay or BoardingBoardingBoardingBoarding OnlyOnlyOnlyOnly schools.
� MixedMixedMixedMixed schools’schools’schools’schools’ performance is excellent in both “Best Result”analysis and “Percentage of Passes”. None of BoysBoysBoysBoys orororor GirlsGirlsGirlsGirlsOnlyOnlyOnlyOnly came close, however BoysBoysBoysBoys OnlyOnlyOnlyOnly perform better than GirlsGirlsGirlsGirlsOnlyOnlyOnlyOnly.
� The relationship between School Fees and Performance is notwell defined; though schools with high fees show more in topperformance.
� Nigerian CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum is the most preferred, either in “BestResult” analysis or Percentage of Passes.
� In this analysis; Age is just a number when it comes toPerformance. Younger schools really outperformed older ones.
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