The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is charged with the onerous responsibility of formulating, implementing and regulating educational policies and programmes for the State, including overseeing the general administration of the Basic and Secondary school system in accordance with the goals and needs of the State and in consonance with the National Policy on Education and other relevant policies/programmes such as the Education For All (EFA), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and vision 20:20 goals as well as the SMART Agenda of the Okowa’s Administration.

In a nutshell, it is the responsibility of the Ministry to provide Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary/Technical Education for the young ones as well as provide basic literacy and life skill education for adult learners who had earlier in life missed the opportunity of getting such education while they were children.


VISION

The Delta State vision on education is to provide unfettered access to Basic Education to all Children of Pre-Primary, Primary and Post Primary schools age for a qualitative, functional and free education that will equip them for purposeful living.


MISSION

To ensure the provision of qualitative, functional free and compulsory education to all children of school age, irrespective of religion, sex, culture and disability including the 2nd chance (Adult) Learners.

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