Educational Efficiency and Management of Educational Wastage in Public Secondary Schools in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

This paper examines educational efficiency and the management of educational wastage in public secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It builds a conceptual and theoretical foundation for understanding educational wastage through Systems Theory and Human Capital Theory, examines specific manifestations of dropout, grade repetition, and low academic achievement in the local context, and reviews analytical tools including cohort survival analysis, coefficient of efficiency, and pupil-year analysis for measuring wastage. The paper further explores evidence-based management strategies for reducing educational wastage and reflects on how these concerns connect to the practice of school leadership. The discussion is grounded in empirical literature and informed by the practical realities of educational administration in Nigeria's North-West geopolitical zone. Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for EDM 928 (Seminar on Current Issues in Educational Management), Veritas University, Abuja.