CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS 4 1 Introduction

CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS � 4. 1 Introduction �This chapter presents the findings of the study which endeavoured to evaluate the education system in Bwacha constituency. The objectives were; to determine the availability of an effective record management system, to investigate the SNDP key performance indicators, to investigate how the use of local language impacts on education and to examine the accessibility to education by students in Bwacha constituency

Professional Qualification of Respondents �The above table shows the percentage and frequency distribution of teachers who took part in this study by highest level of education attained. The majority of the teachers had attained secondary school diploma(50%) and the least majority had primary basic school degree.

Accessibility of Education �The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of teacher’s responses on whether distance covered by pupils to school affected their access to education. The majority of the teachers (60%) stated that the distance did not affect student’s access to education while 40% stated that it did. This is further shown by the figure below

On average, what percentage of pupils drops out of your school every year? �The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the responses of teacher’s school dropout rates. The majority of the teachers stated that the dropout rate was in the range of (20 -50) % and this accounted for 45% of the teachers. The minority of the teachers stated that the dropout rate was in the range of (5 -10) % and this accounted for 10% of the teachers respectively.

Drop Out Rates Teachers rating of students dropout rates 22% 10% 45% 10 -20% 20 -50% 5 -10% Less than 5%

Management of School Records �The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the responses of the teachers on the availability of a record management system in their schools. The majority of the teachers (85%) stated that they had a record management system in place while 35% stated that they had no record management system in place in their respective schools. This further illustrated by the figure below

Distribution Record Management percentage distribution on record management 15% 85% No Yes

Effectiveness of the school record management system � The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the response of the teachers on the effectiveness of the record management system in their schools. The majority of the teachers stated that the record management system in place in their schools was quite good, effective and very effective representing 35%, 37. 5% and 25% of the teachers respectively. The least majority of the teachers stated that the record management system in their schools was poor and accounted for 2. 5% of the teachers.

Literacy level (%) � The above table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of teacher’s rate of grading of students level of literacy in the sampled schools. Out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 6 were not sure of the level of literacy in their respective schools. Of the 34 who were sure of the literacy levels in their schools, the majority said the level was either 75% or 60% and the minority said the levels either 45%, 54%, 72% or 65%.

Teacher/Pupil Ratio �The above table shows that out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 5 were not sure of the Teacher pupil ratio in their schools. Of the 35 who were sure, the majority (10) said the ratio was 1 teacher to 40.

Net Enrolment Rate � The table above shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the response of the teachers on the Net Enrolment rate of pupils in their respective schools. Out of the 40 teachers who took part in this study, 13 were not sure of the Net Enrollment rate in their respective schools. Of the 27 who were sure, the majority(9/27) said the Net Enrollment Rate was 70% and the minority said it was 90% or 95%, or 78%(1/27). The pupil’s net enrolment rate is further shown by the figure below

Percentage Distribution percentage distribution 9 4 3 3 2 2 1 50. 0 1 60. 0 65. 0 70. 0 75. 0 78. 0 80. 0 1 1 90. 0 95. 0 100. 0