Group rejects move to abolish 6-3-3-4 education system

A group under the umbrella of the Owu Youth Forum has rejected the abolition of the 6-3-3-4 educational system by the federal government.

This was contained in a statement signed by the President of the Forum, Olawale Olajumoke, and made available to Tribune Online on Friday.

Olajumoke said the move to abolish the 6-3-3-4 educational system and replace it with a 12-4 structure is not only misguided but also reflects a pattern of habitual, surface-level changes that fail to address the root problems plaguing the nation’s educational sector.

He stated that the argument that the new 12-4 system would better equip students for life before tertiary education is misleading.

Olajumoke said, “The existing 6-3-3-4 structure already provides an opportunity for young people to learn a trade or skill before university, where sponsorships are limited. The problem is not the structure but the lack of implementation and support.

“Rather than forcing students into an unnecessarily prolonged academic system, why not strengthen the vocational and technical training components of the existing system?

“Many students currently rely on skills they acquired at an early age to fund their tertiary education. This is evidence that what we need is not more school years but more practical, hands-on training that prepares students for real-world challenges.”

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The group called for a national appraisal of public schools across all 774 local government areas.

He added, “Let us see the true state of our classrooms, laboratories, and libraries. Provide a conducive learning environment with proper infrastructure, functional laboratories, and technology-driven education.

“Encourage functional and operational alumni associations that have taken it upon themselves to uplift their alma maters where the government has failed.

“Empower young minds with skills, creativity, and technical knowledge to build a society where the son of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody.”