In Bayelsa State, Nigeria, the research evaluated the “effect of the Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (BSDTF) on secondary education.” Determining the degree to which BSDTF improves staff and infrastructure development in secondary schools was the main goal of the study, which used a descriptive survey research approach. A sample of 120 instructors and 69 senior BSDTF staff members were chosen by simple random selection, and the population consisted of 5,432 teachers at government-owned secondary schools and 87 BSDTF employees. A standardised questionnaire called the “Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund and Secondary Education Questionnaire,” which was trial-tested and verified by professionals, was used to gather data. The Cronbach Alpha Formula yielded a reliability value of 0.89. The study questions were answered using “mean and standard deviation, and the hypotheses were evaluated using t-test statistics.” With no discernible changes between teachers’ and BSDTF personnel’s comments, the results showed that BSDTF had a little impact on staff and infrastructure development in secondary schools. To properly carry out BSDTF’s primary responsibilities, it is advised that infrastructure development be given first priority and that secondary school teachers be trained.
Keywords: Bayelsa state education development trust fund, Secondary Education, Staff Development, infrastructural development
