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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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Indeed,
education is the most visible industry of the people of Ekiti State,
hence the people are in the fore-front of educational development.
There are 541 Public Primary Schools and 74 registered Private Primary Schools. Also the State has 141 Public Secondary Schools and 18 registered Private Secondary Schools while there are four (4) Technical Secondary Schools in the State.
There
are some Schools established to cater for specific purpose like Special
School for the Disabled Children at Ido-Ekiti, Five Nomadic Schools
dotted across the State and 4 Women Education Centres (under the
control of the Local Governments).
The details are as follows:
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Number of Public Primary Schools |
541 |
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Number of Public Secondary Schools |
141 |
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Number of State Government Colleges: |
4 |
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(Ado, Ikere, Oye and Usi-Ekiti) |
4 |
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Women Education Centres |
4 |
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Nomadic Schools |
5 |
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Technical Colleges: (Ado, Otun, Ijero and Ikole) |
4 |
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Local Government Training School, Ilawe-Ekiti |
1 |
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Tertiary Institutions: |
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a |
College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti |
1 |
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b |
Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti |
1 |
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c |
State University, University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) |
1 |
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Schools for Handicapped Children: |
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School for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Ikere |
1 |
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School for the Mentally Retarded, Ido-Ekiti |
1 |
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