Major Achievements of the 1916 Ordinance and Code

The following are some of the major achievements of the ordinance:

•  It was the first ordinance that took care of the whole country; 
•  It provided for increased financial participation of government in the schools; 
•  It also encouraged high level co-operation between the government and missions; 
•  it brought a measure of Government control over education as a whole The code which is operational in the South alone, prescribed new conditions for the disbursement of grants. These are; 

- 30% for tone of the school, discipline organization and moral instruction
- 20% for adequate and efficiency of teaching staff
- 40% for periodical examinations and general progress
- 10% for buildings, equipment, sanitation

The 1916 code also made great achievement as it gave the power to inspect or obtain information from non-assisted schools that were increasingly growing in the South. It also stated age limit of pupils in infant and elementary schools system. It in addition, approved Religious instruction as an examinable subject.

Exercises 6:
Why do you think is was necessary to have the education code exclusively for the South?

 CONCLUSION

The Education Ordinance of 1887 was the first Ordinance enacted for Nigeria alone. It was a prompt measure by the colonial government to address some of the lapses of the 1882 ordinance. However, the 1916 education ordinance code was enacted to meet up with the political  development in the country at the time. All these greatly enhanced the growth of education in the country.

SUMMARY

In this unit we have learnt that:

1. The first purely Nigeria Education Ordinance was enacted in 1887; 
2. It made great provisions which helped for educational growth in Nigeria (Southern protectorate ); 
3.  Dr Henry Carr also contributed immensely to education development in Nigeria; 
4. The 1916 education ordinance and code resulted in the improvement of nation’s education after the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates in 1914. 

 TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT

• Discuss, extensively the objectives and achievement of the 1887 education ordinance; 
•  Examine the importance of the 1916 education ordinance and the code on the past and present education system in Nigeria.