Academic activities for the second term of the 2024/2025 session began Wednesday, although few students showed up at most elementary and secondary institutions in Lagos and Osun states.

Many students did not show up for the resumption, according to our journalist who visited a few of the institutions. The festive period partying was the reason given by school officials for the poor attendance.

Our correspondent was informed by Mrs. Osemeke, an administrator at the Kelvent Group of Schools in Ipaja, Lagos State’s Alimoso Local Government Area, that the majority of schools might not begin classes during the first week of classes. According to her, the majority of schools yesterday updated their curricula before the first term break.

“We had to resume today under the state government’s decision. School will resume in full by next week. Revision is due this week. We only close at 2:00 p.m. this week. Mrs. Osemeke stated, “We are not increasing our school price,” in response to the reported hike. In any case, we do not raise school fees. Regardless our financial difficulties, we do not bother our parents.

We can’t, but some larger schools might raise their tuition and their parents might agree. This is due to the fact that doing so would result in a significant loss of students. Despite the increase in diesel prices, we also did not raise the cost of our school bus.

However, Ms. Faith, the department head at Big Soar International institution, informed The Nation that the institution had a large student attendance. “Today’s school report from our students was excellent. Our school fee was not raised in any way.

Not in the near future,” she stated. According to Miss Favour Peters, a student at SVF College in Ayobo, “Students have not resumed fully.” All we did was write the work plan. There is no one in our classrooms. All of the students who have not returned should do so the next week, in my opinion.

“Our classroom was packed with students,” Ola Akinbambi, a local student at Oba Marouf School, added. We took a resuming test, but we received no instruction. At Oshodi Community Secondary School, a teacher who wished to remain anonymous blamed parents for the low student attendance. “A few of our students have not yet resumed. Some people have not returned from their villages over the Christmas holiday yet. However, that is the parents’ choice. “We cannot dictate to parents what they should do with their children,” she stated.