28/08/2026
*AUN Schools Faces Concerns Over Rising Fees, Teaching Quality and Student Welfare*
YOLA - AUN Schools is facing growing concerns over its increasing school fees and alleged decline in educational standards, infrastructure and student welfare.
The concerns include the continuous increase in annual fees, which are reported to exceed *₦2 million* per child, despite persistent challenges affecting students and parents.
Issues reported include unreliable electricity and air conditioning in classrooms and the school clinic, shortage of experienced teachers, frequent teacher absenteeism, inadequate textbooks, unmarked assignments, declining academic performance, concerns over food and access to drinking water, poor toilet facilities and inadequate response to students complaints.
There are also concerns over reports of *weak* performance in Mathematics among SS3 students during mock examinations, raising questions about their preparedness for WAEC, JAMB and other external examinations.
The school’s recently introduced fee payment policy has also generated concerns, particularly the requirement for fees to be paid one month before resumption, a ₦1,000 daily late payment penalty, and restrictions on students resumption until outstanding fees and penalties are fully settled.
Other issues include the reported departure of experienced teachers, additional administrative responsibilities assigned to some teaching staff, limited participation in external academic competitions, discontinuation of student teacher evaluation forms and concerns surrounding prize money reportedly won by students at a competition in Abuja.
Concerns have further been raised over additional charges for school activities and graduation events, with parents questioning why such expenses are not incorporated into the main school fees.
Several of the issues reportedly date back to concerns raised during a parents meeting in 2022, including teaching quality, textbooks, school fees, transport services, security, communication and student welfare.
Further findings by newsmen also indicate that, despite the more than ₦2 million in annual fees reportedly paid by parents for each child, the school management has no significant humanitarian or community support activities targeted at the surrounding community.
The concerns are said to be contributing to declining confidence among some long standing parents, with reports that some families have withdrawn their children while others have decided against enrolling their younger children.
The situation has raised questions about accountability, value for money and whether the current level of educational and welfare services is commensurate with the financial obligations placed on parents.
All efforts by newsmen to obtain the reaction of the school management proved abortive, as the Interim Director of the school was absent when journalists visited. Her deputy, however, through the school security guard indicated that the management would be able to comment on the matter after the school resumes.
