Section 5: Purpose of secondary education

The purpose of secondary education shall be-(a) to provide an increasing number of primary school pupils with opportunity for education of a higher quality, irrespective of sex, social, religious, or ethnic background;
(b) to equip students to live effectively in the modern age of science and technology;
(c) to develop and project Nigerian culture, art and language as well as the universal and cultural heritage;
(d) to raise a generation of people who can think for themselves, respect the views and feelings of others, respect the dignity of labour and appreciate those values specified under our broad national aims so as to enable them to live and function as good citizens;
(e) to foster Nigerian unity with emphasis on the common ties that unite us in our diversity;
(f) to inspire students with a desire for achievement and self-improvement both at
school and later on in life.