Lagos announces commencement of transfer into public secondary schools

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has announced the commencement of transfer opportunities into Junior and Senior Secondary schools for students with genuine requests for transfer from public and private schools to public secondary schools in Lagos State.

The notice of the transfer exercise issued by the Permanent Secretary Mr. Abayomi Abolaji, said it is designed to provide opportunities for students whose parents desire to change their schools due to relocation and economic reasons.

The notice also reiterated that transfer could only be requested for students going to JSS II and SS II classes in public secondary Schools, stressing that the exercise, which commenced on Thursday, 8th August, will end on Friday, 30th August, 2024.

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The Ministry, therefore, implored all interested parents to submit a written application addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, stating the candidate’s school of choice, gender, age and state of origin.

The applicants are expected to attach passport photographs, birth certificates, 2nd and 3rd term results of previous classes.