PRESENTATION OF REPORT

ON GREENFIELD REVIEW
PROJECT

Phase 1

Presented
By

Balogun Badejo Consulting Limited

Executive Summary
• OBJECTIVE: Proper utilization of resources within New Estate
Baptist School.

• PROJECT: This Greenfield Review is two-phased - Basic and

Standard Phases.

• REPORT EMPHASIS: Basic Phase – To determine the minimum

staff level of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff required to deliver
quality education to the current enrolment figures and facilities
within New Estate Baptist School.

• SCOPE:
- Lagos State Ministry of Education (LSME) standard.

- Peer review of selected Schools within the NEBS oikos.

CRITICAL INFORMATION SPOOLED

- Fees
- Average Class size
- Hours of Operation of Schools
- How many lessons/day
- How many minutes/lesson
- Teacher-Student Ratio
- Support Staff – Student Ratio
- Teacher – Subject Ratio
- Time Table Review
- Other facilities
- School Bus
- School Lunch
- After School lessons
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(LSME)
STANDARD
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

NURSERY PRIMARY SECONDARY

Maximum
No. of
Streams
4 4 6

Maximum
No. of
Pupils per
25 35 35
stream
TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO

NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1:25 1:35
HOURS OF OPERATION

NURSERY PRIMARY SECONDARY

8am – 1pm 8am – 2pm 8am – 3pm

SUPPORT STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO

NURSERY PRIMARY SECONDARY

1:25 1:25 1:35

According to LSME, the recommended Support Staff - Student Ratio is 1:25 in

Primary Schools, while in Secondary Schools - The Support Staff to Student
Ratio according to the LSME is 1 per convenience and each convenience serves
about 35 students.
However, this is exclusive of provision for School Secretary/Receptionist,
Human Resource (HR), Finance, Store and Procurement.
TEACHER TO SUBJECT RATIO
For the teacher-subject ratio, it is impossible to determine
without the timetable showing the number of lessons each
subject has in a week. However, as a guide, in pre-primary
and lower primary classes, the class teacher is expected to
deliver all subjects on the premise that the staff are
appropriately qualified and trained.

While in Secondary classes, it is expected that all classes

should be taught by subject specialist. However, Human
Resource and Employment practices are expected to employ
teachers with combined honours degrees as this pre-qualifies
them to teach multiple but related subjects.
TIME-TABLE REVIEW
For school time-table review, though we did not get the
NEBS’s school time table for analysis. However, the LSME
expects that the school’s day and its component lessons are
fine with the following caveat:

• Co-curricular takes place with the given framework

• Lunch and break is the equivalent of 1 lesson

• There is a short break (recess) of about 25 – 50% of a

period time.
PEER REVIEW OF SELECTED
SCHOOLS
AVERAGE SCHOOL FEES PER SESSION

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

(=N=) (=N=)

1. 761,000

2. 650,000

3. 475,000 740,200

4. 446,000 525,000

5. 619,000 752,000

6. 920,000

NEBS 360,645 611,190

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 18

2. 16

3. 15 15

4. 15 18

5. 16 15

6. 19

NEBS 23 25
HOURS OF OPERATION

NURSERY PRIMARY SECONDARY

Peer
Schools 8am – 1pm 8am – 2pm 8am – 3pm

NEBS 8am–1pm 8am– 2.30pm 8am – 3.50pm

NUMBER OF LESSONS PER DAY

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 7–8

2. 6-8

3. 7–8 7–8

4. 7–8 6-7

5. 8 7

6. 7–8

NEBS 8 9-12
NUMBER OF MINUTES PER LESSONS

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 40

2. 35-40

3. 35 - 50 40

4. 40 50

5. 35 - 40 50

6. 40

NEBS 30 35
STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 2:18*

2. 2:16*

3. 1:15 1:15

4. 1:15 1:18

5. 2:16* 1:15

6. 2:19*

NEBS
2:23*
(Proposed) 1:25

* 1 Teacher and 1 Assistant per Class.

SUPPORT STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 2:18*

2. 2:16*

3. 2:15* 2:15*

4. No Support Staff in Primary but 1 each 2:18*

in Nursery

5. 2:16* 2:15*

6. 2:19*

NEBS 1:14 1:27

(Proposed)

* 1 Support Staff and 1 Assistant per convenience

TEACHER TO SUBJECT RATIO

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. 1 Teacher to all Subjects

2. 1 Teacher to all Subjects

3. 1 Teacher to all Subjects 1 Teacher to each subject

4. 1 Teacher to all Subjects 1 Teacher to each subject

5. 1 Teacher to all Subjects 1 Teacher to each subject

6. 1 Teacher to all Subjects

NEBS N/A N/A

FACILITIES – SCHOOL BUS & COST PER TERM (=N=‘000)

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. YES / 70
(Depending on Distance)

2. YES / 55

3. YES / 40 YES / 35-45

(Depending on Distance)

4. YES / 35 YES / 42.5

5. YES / 45 YES / 50

6. YES / 40 – 65
(Depending on Distance)

NEBS Yes Yes

(Cost depending on Distance) (Cost depending on Distance)
FACILITIES – LUNCH(=N=‘000) cont’d

SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. YES / 35

2. YES / 30

3. YES / 30 YES / 30

4. YES / 30 YES / 12
(Snacks)

5. YES / 25 YES / 25

6. YES / 30

NEBS NO NO
TIME-TABLE REVIEW

LSME NEBS
(Recommended)
N/P S N/P S
Average No. 4 6 3 2
of Streams
Lunch and Lunch and
25 mins
break is the break is the 30 minutes
(5 minutes less
Break time equivalent of equivalent of (10 minutes less
than a period
1 lesson 1 lesson of a period time)
time)

Recess short break short break

Alloted time is 5 30 minutes
(short Break (recess) of (recess) of
minutes which is (15 minutes
time) about 25 – about 25 –
16% of a period more than the
50% of a 50% of a
time. recommended
period time. period time
time)
FACILITIES – AFTER SCHOOL LESSONS/TIME cont’d
SCHOOLS NURSERY/PRIMARY SECONDARY

1. YES / 2 – 4pm

2. Personal Arrangement between

Teachers and Parents

3. Personal Arrangement between YES / 2 – 4pm

Teachers and Parents (Another package of 4 – 6pm available
based on arrangement)
4. YES / 2 – 4pm Personal Arrangement between Teachers
and Parents

5. YES / 2 – 6pm Personal Arrangement between Teachers

(Reader’s Club and Homework and Parents
Supervision inclusive)

6. None

NEBS N/A Yes

SUMMARY

LSME PEER GROUP NEBS

N/P S N/P S N/P S

CLASS SIZE 25/35 35 15-19 15 - 18 23 25

STUDENT TO 1:25 1:35 1:15 – 2:19 1:15 – 1:18 2:23 1:25

TEACHER
RATIO
SUPPORT STAFF 1:25 1:35 2:15 – 2:19 2:15 – 2:18 1:14 1:27
TO STUDENT
RATIO
TEACHER TO * ** * **
SUBJECT RATIO

* Teacher teaches all subjects. ** A Teacher to a subject.

RECOMMENDATIONS
• Align operations with what competition is offering, due to the
following reason:
- number of students per class is higher than competition
and fees are lower, obviously school is not breaking even.

The students per class and fee ratio is a very delicate balance as
physical facilities and services offered requires review.

• The weekly structure and daily timetabling should be reviewed in

line with what competition/LSME is offering to reveal the
following:
- students/subject ratio which will confirm if NEBS is offering
too many subjects, and to confirm if
- the secondary school is draining the primary school.
RECOMMENDATIONS cont’d

• The staff/student ratio is currently high therefore, a knowledge of

teacher competencies and skill sets is necessary to be able to
advise on the way forward.

• Analysis of how effective NEBS is using the current resources it

has.
THE END