REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR UNAPPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE & OEQA LAGOS – SCHOOLS REGISTRATION FORM
REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR UNAPPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE
The Honourable Commissioner for Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has directed the registration of all Yet-To-Be-Approved Private schools operating in Lagos State beginning from Monday 13th January, 2025. The objective of the exercise is to ensure that all the schools under this category are properly documented for registration and intervention purposes. The registration also comes with grading of the schools into three (3) categories. The Private Education & Special Programmes (PESP) Department of the Office of Education Quality Assurance is saddled with this responsibility and it has put in place a hitch free process for the exercise.
Benefits to Schools
This registration process offers several benefits to schools, including:
- Recognition by the Lagos State Government.
- Access to technical and financial support from various institutions.
- Letters of Confirmation for learners attending these schools.
- Verification of school existence by government agencies and private institutions.
- Annual renewal which attests that they up to date with the Ministry and would lapse after 5 years
How to Register
The registration process involves the following steps:
- Application: School owners will fill and submit a Google Form using https://bit.ly/lasgschoolregistration
- Verification: An evaluator will be deployed to the school for verification information filled.
- Grading: Submitted details will be reviewed for grading.
- Documentation: The school will be duly registered on the OEQA Database.
- Payment: An invoice will be raised for payment and receipt is generated after payment.
- Issuance of Letter: A Letter of Registration will be issued.
Required Documentation/Payment
School owners/administrators will be required to upload the following documents when applying:
- Certificate of registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
- Proof of identity, which may be a valid National Identity Number Card, Voter’s Card, Driver’s License, or International Passport.
A payment of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000) will be made to Lagos State with an invoice and receipt generated for further documentation
Grading Criteria
Registered schools will be graded based on the extent of availability of some basic requirements for provisional approval to operate in Lagos State. The grading process will consider the underlisted metrics:
- Number of classes.
- Number of special rooms.
- Number of toilets.
- Number of play gadgets/indoor/outdoor games.
- Available Fire extinguishers.
- Available Safety charts.
- Availability of Fence.
- Available statutory records.
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