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This study assessed the level of available physical facilities for the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in junior secondary schools of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study population comprised all the 221 junior secondary schools in the State. Checklist was used to generate data. The checklist was designed to collect the inventory of available physical facilities in JSS in Ebonyi State. The checklist was face validated by three experts, one from measurement and evaluation, two in Educational Administration of Ebonyi State University which was subjected to test of reliability using Kendal’s coefficient of concordance. Data collected were analysed using frequency and simple ratio based on the minimum standard (benchmark) for establishing schools while the research hypothesis was tested using chisquare test of independence. The result of the study revealed that available physical facilities in JSS in Ebonyi State are generally inadequate except staffrooms. However, schools located in urban areas have more physical facilities than schools in rural areas. The study observed that the inadequacy of available physical facilities in junior secondary schools in Ebonyi State hinders the implementation and attainment of the UBE goals. However, the inequality in the allocation of educational resources which favoured schools located in urban areas to the detriment of rural schools implies that students in urban schools will benefit more from the UBE programme and subsequently perform better than students from schools in rural areas academically. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Parent Teachers Association (PTA), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropists should assist the government in providing physical facilities in junior secondary schools.

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