Approaches for Maintenance of School Facilities in Secondary Schools in Africa: Implications for School Managers

Abstract

Physical facilities constitute a very critical input towards the provision of quality education in secondary schools in Africa. School administrators have the statutory responsibility of adopting preventive maintenance approaches to ensure the sustenance of a conducive teaching and learning environment. School plant maintenance activities should be comprehensive to touch on the maintenance of school buildings, furniture, playgrounds, laboratories, libraries and school infrastructure. Among the basic problems affecting school plant maintenance in Africa include lack of adequate finance, poor supervision, inadequate tools, negligence and poor maintenance culture. This paper recommended among others, that there should be provision of adequate working tools regular supervision and enlightenment programmes to inculcate maintenance culture in secondary schools in Africa.