‘15 teachers for 2,943 pupils’: Kano schools lament staff shortage

Some primary schools in Kano State have expressed an inability to operate at optimal capacity due to a shortage of teachers in the state.

The Headteacher of Ungogo Special Primary School in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Haladu Tanko, revealed that the school currently has only 15 teachers for 2,943 pupils.

Tanko revealed this in Ungogo on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

The headteacher said the disparity between the number of pupils and available staff has affected the quality of education in Kano State.

He lamented that the overwhelming student population made it difficult for teachers to provide individual attention to each pupil.

Tanko appealed to the Kano State Government and relevant authorities to address the staff shortage, stressing that an increase in the number of teachers in schools would significantly improve learning outcomes and ease the burden on the existing staff.

“The situation is becoming unbearable for both teachers and pupils. The current number of teachers is insufficient to handle the large number of students, and it is negatively impacting academic performance,” he said.

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The head boy of the school, Nura Yusuf, and the head girl, Jamila Suleiman, also expressed concern, calling for urgent intervention to improve the teaching-staff ratio.

Similarly, the Headmaster of Yelwa Primary School in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, Umar Aliyu, lamented that the school had just 31 teachers for the 1,164 pupils.

Aliyu also called on the Kano State Government to provide more toilets, employ additional teachers, and train the existing ones.

He also appealed for enhanced security in schools in Kano State to curb the ongoing thefts and vandalism in the school.

The Headmaster of Sabon Layi Primary School, Auwal Abubakar, further corroborated his colleagues calling for the employment of more teachers as the school has just 39 teachers for the 1,764 pupils.

The Headteacher of Hotoro South Special Primary School, Habibu Sani, also disclosed that the school has only 30 teachers for 1,432 pupils.

“We need more qualified teachers to handle the large number of pupils,” Sani told NAN.

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