Assessment of ICT Infrastructure and Its Role in Administrative Efficiency at Secondary Schools in Enugu State, South East Nigeria

ICT infrastructure in secondary schools supports administrative functions ranging from student records management to communication with parents and regulatory agencies, yet its deployment and utilisation in South East Nigerian schools remains inconsistent. This study assesses the availability and utilisation of ICT infrastructure and evaluates its contribution to administrative efficiency in public secondary schools in Enugu State. A descriptive survey design was adopted, with 240 school administrators, teachers, and ICT officers recruited through stratified random sampling from twenty public secondary schools across three local government areas. Questionnaire instruments measured ICT resource availability (computers, internet access, printers, projectors), utilisation frequency, administrative task digitalisation levels, and administrator perceptions of efficiency improvements from ICT use. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation in SPSS. Available literature from South East Nigerian secondary schools identifies inadequate power supply, limited technical support, and insufficient staff ICT skills as barriers to effective institutional ICT use. The Resource-Based View and Diffusion of Innovations Theory provide the conceptual foundation. Findings indicate that schools with dedicated ICT officers and functioning computer labs processed student result compilations 62 percent faster than schools without such resources. Recommendations include government-funded ICT maintenance programmes, mandatory ICT skills training for school administrators, and Solar-powered computing facilities to address energy constraints. Keywords: ICT infrastructure, administrative efficiency, secondary schools, Enugu State, South East Nigeria.