The Imo State government has outlawed graduation ceremonies for nursery and Junior Secondary School students, as announced by the Commissioner for Education, Professor Bernard Ikegwuoha, in a memo dated August 15, 2025, addressed to parents, guardians, and education stakeholders.
The directive also prohibits school proprietors from mandating yearly textbook changes, aiming to ease the financial burden on parents by allowing siblings to reuse books.
Effective immediately, the policy seeks to foster a more focused and cost-effective education system in Imo State, benefiting students, parents, and the wider community.
The memo reads;
“The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Imo State is committed to providing quality and functional education to all students in the state. To achieve this goal, the Ministry has established guidelines for “Graduation Ceremonies” and textbook usage in public and private primary and secondary schools.
"Graduation ceremonies: in line with the 6-3-3-4 education system in Nigeria, graduation ceremonies and parties are only permitted for: (1) Primary 6 graduating pupils (2) senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 3 students.
"Henceforth, graduation ceremonies and parties for Kindergarten, Nursery and junior secondary school 3 students are hereby abolished.
"This policy aims to ensure that students, parents, guardians and stakeholders, and schools focus on the academic achievements of students at the end of their primary and secondary education cycles”, the Commissioner said.
In the same letter, the Commissioner directed schools to stop introducing new textbooks each year, saying it denied siblings the use of such books. He added that textbooks should henceforth be used for four years.
The commissioner said “to promote stability and consistency in education, proprietors of faith-based, and private schools are required to adhere to the approved lists of textbooks.
“These textbooks are designed to be used for a period of four years, allowing children (pupils and students) to use the textbooks of their siblings for four consecutive years.
Proprietors are warned to desist from frequent change of textbooks every academic year, as this practice can be financially burdening for parents and undermine the quality of education. By adopting the approved textbooks and allowing them to be used for the specific period, schools can promote a more efficient and effective learning environment” he said
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