Teachers Identified as Key to Quality Education at Pacific College’s Graduation

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of Pacific Comprehensive Schools, Lagos, Remi Omosowon, has stressed the need to pay more attention to the quality of teachers as the key to quality education in Nigeria.

This he said is a critical action required of government to complement the effort of the educational institution in a bid to raise the standard of education at the secondary school level.

“There has been a curriculum review and schools have introduced more enriching programmes, like in Pacific Schools where we have integrated financial literacy, entrepreneurship, music and trade subjects. What is needed now is for government to employ more qualified teachers, and start paying attention to teachers as critical factor in the whole education complex.”

He made this known during the15th valedictory service and prize-giving ceremony of the school, which draws its students from everywhere across the country. The event which started at 10am recorded an impressive turnout of parents, educationists and other invited guests from far and near.

For the graduands, the valedictory service was an emotional occasion that was filled with fun and gaiety. It was also a moment for sober reflection as they bid farewell to the school and prepare for further academic pursuit.

In his remarks, the Principal, Mekwunye Andrew, said a good secondary education is crucial in academic endeavours since it is at that level that students gain the basic knowledge needed for future skills and creativity acquisition in higher schools.

His address to the 2016 graduating class which was titled ‘The Future Belongs to those Who are Good at What They Do’ underscored the school’s excellent academic record, which by WAEC’s rating placed it as the 91st among 1,000 best schools in Nigeria. He enjoined the student to take that as evidence that they have had a good secondary education, which will serve as a springboard for their take-off into future success.

“The future belongs to the people with the critical knowledge of how to get results and those who are adding to their knowledge base every day,” he said and advised them not to relent but to continue to pursue critical knowledge that will be useful to future success.”

The school chairman in his address to the graduands said: “Most of you will go to universities, while a few may go straight to work, yet some may go into entrepreneurship, sports or the arts, whichever way you go, you must impact the world.”

He charged them to be successful. “It is not enough to simply try to get by in life that does not move the world forward. Your individual successes benefit the society as a whole because when you succeed, you are in a position to give rather than take. Your education in this college has equipped you for success, the tool to take on the world.”

An exhortation by Pastor Idowu Adara emphasised the need for parents to provide quality education for their children, as well as closely monitor their academic progress. Adara, whose four children passed through the college, and are currently working in various professions- one of whom is a successful medical doctorenjoined the graduands to make the most of the education they