EDUCATION
SCHOOL SET UP FULL
PLAN AND OUT
LAY
INTRODUCTION
1.
WHY SCHOOL?
Nursery
and Primary school business in Nigeria has become more profitable these days
than ever before due to the number of children that are born every day. With
such increase in the number of children born yearly — comes the need for more
Nursery and Primary schools that will cater for them, and the need for even
more will continue over time.
In
those days, a single government or missionary owned primary school in a
community would be just enough to cater for the children of the entire
community. Then, there was no need for private nursery and primary schools.
Today, the story has changed — no single primary or nursery school would be
able to take care of the entire kids in a community, especially in urban places
like Lagos and Abuja.
2. WHAT
IS THE OUT LOOK (ROI)
It has also become the general
perception that the standard of education in privately owned and managed
schools are higher compared to that of the ill-equipped and badly maintained
government owned schools.
Sending ones children to public schools is equally regarded as evidence of poverty. Therefore, every parent struggle to send their children to any available private school, doesn’t matter if that one is even worse than the public school as long as it is called ‘Private school’. These general trends has combine to make investment into nursery and primary school a worthwhile investment.
I’ve seen someone who only manages to feed few years ago become a millionaire through the small nursery and primary school he borrowed money to start.
Some of the lowest nursery and primary schools in area like Lagos charge nothing less than N7,000 as school fees, while good ones charge from N30,000 to as much as N500,000 school fees per term (I pay N75,000 for my 3years old daughter per term)just to learn A.B.C
If in your school you charge N10,000 per term and you have 200 pupil, the amount you’ll be getting from school fees is 10,000 x 200 = 2,000,000 Naira per term and it wouldn’t take you more than a million Naira to run such school every term. Its an investment no good entrepreneur will want to turn a blind eye
Sending ones children to public schools is equally regarded as evidence of poverty. Therefore, every parent struggle to send their children to any available private school, doesn’t matter if that one is even worse than the public school as long as it is called ‘Private school’. These general trends has combine to make investment into nursery and primary school a worthwhile investment.
I’ve seen someone who only manages to feed few years ago become a millionaire through the small nursery and primary school he borrowed money to start.
Some of the lowest nursery and primary schools in area like Lagos charge nothing less than N7,000 as school fees, while good ones charge from N30,000 to as much as N500,000 school fees per term (I pay N75,000 for my 3years old daughter per term)just to learn A.B.C
If in your school you charge N10,000 per term and you have 200 pupil, the amount you’ll be getting from school fees is 10,000 x 200 = 2,000,000 Naira per term and it wouldn’t take you more than a million Naira to run such school every term. Its an investment no good entrepreneur will want to turn a blind eye
SITE
?
This is the most important aspect of this plan,
failure to adopt a qualitative yardstick in the determination of the Site of
the school, will almost if not completely destroy the investment.
Therefore it is imperative to consider
the following when looking for a good site for the school
1.
Population
of an area
2.
Distance
from the town
3.
Closeness
of a competing institution especially established ones
4.
Regulatory
hindrances that will prevent the school from been registered e.g closeness to
factory of effluent discharge point
5.
Proximity
to highway
6.
Proximity
to offices and business district especially for day care and crèche
7.
Security
RECOMMENDATION: POACH a good senior
staff from a reputable private school in the locality to help with the badly
needed intelligence so as to get the appropriate information about the location
to site the school. he/she will also
serve as an asset as the school moves from idea to reality
REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Guidelines for the registration of
schools differ from one state to another but the complex ones are provided below:
1.
CAC
(corporate affairs commission registration ) note some state require an
educationist preferably a PhD holder in education to be on the board
2.
Three
years tax clearance (evidence of tax payment )will be required when submitting
the form
3.
In
the event the construction of the school will involve large earth moving
equipment some state will require an environmental impact assessment (EIA)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OFPRIVATE SCHOOLS
1.The Proprietor/
Proprietress shall write a letter of intent.
2 The Proprietor/ Proprietress shall attend
an interview.
3The Proprietor/ Proprietress shall obtain
an application form
4Facilities inspection shall be conducted on
the proposed school
5.Based on the report of 4
above, interim approval shall be given.
6.The proprietor shall
commence the process for the employment of teacher sand admitted students.
7.The registration form
shall automatically lapse if not processed within one calendar year of purchase
and therefore due for repurchase.
8.It shall be noted that an
intending proprietor shall ascertain the proposed name of the school with the
concerned (Local Inspector of Education) LIE before such name is finally
accepted and submitted to the Ministry to avoid duplication..
The LIE shall ensure that
the name is not duplicated within the same local Government Area or state as
the case may be .
9.The intending proprietor
is expected to fulfill all statutory revenue obligations to the government
before approval is granted.
10 On no account shall any
Proprietor relocate or duplicate the school without due approval from the
ministry of education.
11.Proprietors cannot
operate schools (Annex) without satisfying all the necessary condition for the
establishment of such schools.
12.Clearance shall be
obtained from the ministry of works and transport as regards the suitability of
the building as well as ministry of Health / Local government on the
environmental condition of the site.
13 The provisional Approval
granted by the Honorable commissioner may be revoked if the school is no longer
run in accordance with the laid down guidelines. In addition, the following photograph
shall be provided
14 Photograph of the
proprietor(2)
Photographs of the school
building-whole. Left, right,& back view
Photograph of each of the
classroom
Photographs of the pupil
and teachers toilets (female/male).
Photographs of the source
of water and electricity.
Photographs of recreational
facilities.
Photographs of adjacent
buildings showing front, left side, right side and back views.
ESTABLISHMENT OF NURSERY
SCHOOL FACILITIES
·
It
shall be free from any type of danger to lives of the children and staffs
·
It
shall be free from heavy traffic, factory and deports where inflammable
materials are kept.
·
It
shall be securely fenced round for safety of the children.
·
9m x
15m space shall be provided for playground, recreational facilities and future
expansion.
·
The
school shall be at least 1km away from an existing private
Nursery/ Primary school in the neighborhood.
·
The
minimum dimension of the classroom shall be 7m x 4m x 3m. Also, approval shall
be granted to any school occupying or that intends to occupy any uncompleted
building or structure, well-constructed and adequately ventilated. The building
shall not be shared with any other tenants.
·
The
buildings shall be plastered and painted.
·
The
floor covering shall be concrete.
·
Arrangement
of classroom shall encourage free movement
SAMPLE OF THE FORM FOR REGITRATION IS
ATTACHED
RECOMMENDATION
1.
Determine
where the school should be located between Abuja and Niger
2.
Begin
the process of registration by obtaining the handbook or brochure and filling
the relevant documentation
3.
Purchase
or rent a suitable building and or erect some set of classrooms and offices at
a site if available.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Advertisement and Awareness
As a way of marketing our
services to the target market we should ensure that awareness is created all
over the state. Local newspaper, radio jingles, bill boards and posters will be
an excellent tool to advertise our services to our targeted clients.
COST
s/no
|
Media
Platform
|
QUANTITY
|
COST
|
TOTAL
|
|
1
|
Internet
school website
|
1
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
|
2
|
Radio
jingles
|
15000
|
15,000
|
||
3
|
Posters
|
100
|
5000
|
5000
|
|
4
|
Billboards
|
3
|
25,000
each
|
75000
|
|
5
|
Pamphlets’
|
20000
|
3000
|
3000
|
|
Grand
Total
|
N
168,000
|
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND
FACILITIES
The school building
should be constructed based on the standard issued by ministry of work, land
and or Housing of the chosen state ,
The cost of building depends on the size and quality of the building you intends to construct. An Engineer will be able to put you through in this.
Insist on good structure because, your marketing starts from there. The classrooms should be spacious, at least 3.5m square per child under the age of two, at least 2.5m square per child aged two or at least 2.3m square per child aged three to seven.
Most Nursery and Primary school class rooms used to small and jam-packed. Yours shouldn’t be like that. Water is very essential and you need plenty of it in your school, get borehole that will supply you water at all time.
I will recommend the
acquisition of 4 plots and above so as to have adequate space for recreation,
playground and parking space.
Having a larger area will
ensure that the library, Multipurpose laboratory, conference room, reception, and
stores can be accommodated without much stress.
The playing grounds should as much as possible
be sited at the center in between opposite buildings while the reception should
be located immediately after the entrance, administrative block is located
on the two sides of the conference room.
COST
The cost here will vary greatly
Depending on Weather we intend to
purchase a building , rent one or construct the school on an already available
site, and the state where the building will be located.
Rent : vary between 350,000- 4million
per annum depending on the state for a four bedroom apartment
Purchase: 9million to 100million
depending on the state and the location
RECOMMENDATION:
1.Rent an accommodation in a very good
location and simultaneously acquire good plots in FCT , NIGER AND KOGI.
This will enable the school to become
popular in a very short time and and provide the needed funds to enable the
school cater for its need independently. Movement to a permanent site should be
considered under the medium and long term goals.
Its important to note that moving to an
unknown site for an unknown school will be very disastrous, Don’t buy in
isolated area where people are not living, no parent would want to patronize
you in such area.
Due the inherent risk involved in child’s movement, parent will prefer a school that is within their home, and for easy pick up of their children.
I will therefore advice against such.
Due the inherent risk involved in child’s movement, parent will prefer a school that is within their home, and for easy pick up of their children.
I will therefore advice against such.
NB: I could leverage in Kogi using my
good contacts in Lokoja and with your influence we could secure good hectares
for the future Development of the school.
EQUIPMENT
AND TEACHING AIDS
Apart from the normal chairs and tables (which you can get Carpenters to do for you at a very reduced price) you also need to equip your classrooms with computer and other learning aids, parents will be happier to pay when they see that your classes are properly equipped.
You need plenty of toys and other gadgets that is used for children’s education ,You need video and large screen TV in all the classrooms, not to play movies but for playing educational videos and sometimes, cartoon depending on the class and the children’s age.
Buy a school bus if you intend to offer pick and drop which almost compulsory for every school since most parents would demand for it. A nice Tokunbo bus goes for about N900,000-2 Million Depending on its capacity .
Get a decent bus that will
speak well of your school, and avoid jam-packing children in a bus.
If one bus isn’t enough buy two, parents are paying you extra for the service, give them the best they deserve. Besides, it’s irritating seeing children packed up in a bus that is not fit for transporting animals let alone human being.
If one bus isn’t enough buy two, parents are paying you extra for the service, give them the best they deserve. Besides, it’s irritating seeing children packed up in a bus that is not fit for transporting animals let alone human being.
COST
Chair ,Desk, marker boards etc = 500,000-1,000,000
Office equipment = 200,000- 200,000
Computers and other electronics = 200,000-300,000
School Bus =1,000,000
Multipurpose laboratory = 180,000
Swings =25,000
Merry –go- round =40,000
ACADEMIC
AND NON ACADEMIC STAFF
Ass a proprietor of the nursery and primary school, you do not need any formal qualifications but the school manager must have a minimum of NCE and experience in educational administration.
All Teachers should have minimum of NCE and experience in childcare education or play-work. Teachers who are passionate about children are preferred.
NYSC Members will be great
source of cheap and experience Labour force .
Note a good command of
English language without any form of compromise is not negotiable teachers are
a reflection of what to expect from a school bad PR is not good for any
business.
HUMAN RESOURCES
REQUIREMENTS
Academic
staff
Headmaster/Headmistress
Qualification: B.Ed.
Education
Experience : 5-10 years
working experience in a well-established private school
Responsibilities: She shall
be responsible for the day to day management of the school and report directly
to the proprietress.
Assistant
Headmaster / Head mistress (optional)
Qualification: B.Ed.
Education
Experience:3 years working
Experience in managerial field.
Responsibilities: He or She
shall assist the headmaster on academics and administrative issues and report
directly to her.
Teaching
staff
Qualification: NCE/B.ED/B.
Experience: At least 2
years working Experience and registered with teachers’ registration council of
Nigeria (TRCN).
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and teach the students.
Non-Academic
staffs
Non-academic
staff
Secretary/PRO (optional)
Bursar/Accountant
Librarian (optional)
Medical staff
(optional but not negotiable for a boarding school)
Technical team( can be out
sourced )
Sport Coordinator
(delegated to a teaching staff )
Auxiliary
Staffs
Nursery Assistants ( very
important )
Bus drivers ( non alcohol
drinkers and smokers )
Security Men
Gardener
Cleaners (very important)
COST ANALYSIS
Designation No MonthlySalary (N) Salary PerAnnum (N)
Head Mistress 1 60,000 720,000
Assistant 1 35,000
420,000
Teaching Staffs 7 30,000 2,520,000
Secretary/PRO 1 30,000
360,000
Bursar/ Acct 1 30,000
360,000
Nursery Asst 2 12,000
288,000
Bus Drivers 2 15,000
360,000
Security Men 2 10,000
240,000
Cleaners 4 7,000
336,000
TOTAL 5,964,000
The average monthly wage
bill for a private school ranges from N 120,000-500,000 depending on the class
on of staff qualification and grade of the school.
