Abstract: The focus of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the services of the school access programme is needed in South-East Nigeria. The population of the study was 14,141 respondents and the sample size was 389. A 6-item structured questionnaire was the instrument used for the collection of the data of the study. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used for data analysis. It was found that both teachers and students in South-East Nigeria needed the services of school access programme at a Very Great Extent (VGE). The implementers of the programme should ensure that both teachers and students obtain optimal impact from the programme. The programme should be implemented effectively and evaluation should be conducted on the programme periodically to determine the successful outcome, impact and shortfalls.