The Proprietor of His Majesty Global Schools (HMGS), Ibadan, Mrs Stella Olushola Ojo has stated that private schools are not to be blamed for the depreciating standards of education in Nigeria.

Mrs Ojo who made this statement in an interview with CEOAfrica Television on a programme ‘Community Today’ noted that private schools are not responsible for the falling standard of education rather; they are responsible for the improvement of the standard of education which was degraded by public schools.  

According to her, private schools are rebuilding the Nigerian education system because public schools have failed to give the much needed quality education to children. She noted that because of the neglect of public schools in properly educating students, private schools have emerged to salvage the future of tomorrow’s leaders.

Consequently, Mrs Ojo highlighted some factors that the falling standard of education can be blamed upon as poor attitude of parents to education and terrible family conditions. She noted that some parents show no concern about the academic performance of their children and are negligent about their children’s welfare.

She therefore urged parents to monitor the welfare of their children both at home and in school as this will be of great benefit to the children, the school and the parents themselves.

Mrs Ojo also noted that she is aware about the prevalence of examination malpractice especially in private schools, however, she assured that HMGS will not encourage any form of examination malpractice among its students because the school operates on a godly standard of sincerity and righteousness.

Speaking about the vision and mission of His Majesty Global Schools, Mrs Ojo stated that the school was established in September 2016 as a divine mandate from God to train students, spiritually, academically and morally.

She also stated that the school is currently running on the local curriculum with a view to incorporating international curriculum as the school expands in order to expose the students to foreign educational system. “HMGS is planning to incorporate foreign curriculum so that rather than sending children to schools abroad, we can get our children in Nigeria exposed to foreign education,” she said.

Noting that the school is poised on impacting positively on its immediate community, Mrs Ojo chipped in that HMGS has incorporated e-learning as part of its instructional process so as to expose the students to the use and mastery of information communication technologies.