DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OMBACHI

St. Joseph’s College, Ombaci in 2000 prepared a Development Plan, which identified the key problems facing the school and laid out proposals to gradually address them.
Among the key issues raised were the following:

(a) Facilities which were meant for four hundred and fifty students now accommodate close to eight hundred students; the number of staff has also increased correspondingly.

(b) The pressure from parents to admit more students because of the relatively good academic performance of the school continues to increase. The Universal Primary Education graduates will soon add to this pressure.

(c) The curriculum continues to develop and new facilities especially in the field of information technology must be catered for

The Plan identified some ongoing activities:
(a) Refurbishment and improvement of existing structures (classrooms, laboratories, dormitories and staff houses)

(b) Improvement of water supply and drainage systems; and

(c) Repair of existing furniture and fittings.

It also proposed a number of additional actions to improve the situation in the school in the short, medium and long term, including:
(a) Construction of additional classrooms and dormitories;

(b) Improvement of sports facilities (fields and equipment);

(c) Provision of basic facilities for new/expanding subjects in the curriculum;

(d) Procurement of new workshop and laboratory equipment; and

(e) Construction and stocking of a new library.