CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The project work deals on computerization of registration system in schools for Universal Basic Education (UBE) System, the objective of the UBE program which was founded in 1999, 30 September by President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sokoto is to offer free education (basic Education) for every Nigerian child of school-going age and reducing the incidence of school dropout. It is to later for those who for some reasons, dropout of school through complimentary approaches and ensure the acquisition of appropriate levels of literacy. The main target of the UBDE Programme is the primary education, which is very relevant for a good education background of a scholar. The primary education system has a uniform procedure for registration and admission of pupils as enumerated by the UBE which is the aim of this work to look into the manual method of admission and registration to observe to attendant problems which will serve as bases for computerization of the registration system.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
         The background of the study is the UBE system which was formed in September 30 1999 by President Olusegun Obasanjo in Sokoto State and is aimed at offering free basic education for every Nigerian child of school-going age and developing in the entire citizenry a strong consciousness for education and a strong commitment to its vigorous promotion and also reducing drastically the incidence of dropout from the formal school system (through improved relevance quality and efficiency it is a programme funded by the Federal Government.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
         The major function of the UBE programme is to offer free education to every Nigeria child in primary school but there are problems encountered during pupil’s admission in schools which is the aim of this work to design and implement a computerized registration system for Universal Basic Education (primary school) using the Enugu State Education Board as case study.
