Universal Secondary Education Capitation Grants And Performance Of Private Secondary Schools In Lira City
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2023
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Gulu University
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The study was conducted to examine the contribution of USE Capitation Grants on the Performance of Private Secondary school in Lira City. The study was conducted because of the report which affirms that due to lack of continued USE Capitation Grants, it has led to the closure of some private secondary schools under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) while others are limping towards their closure or sell off due to the schools’ inability to provide Funds for its operation and infrastructural development which was taken care of by USE Capitation Grants. The study population was 88 people, and the sample size was 72 people, which was chosen using purposive and simple random sampling. The study used cross sectional and correlational design, the overall response rate of 88.31%. Key findings USE capitation grants covered tuition fees, and scholastic materials, the finding revealed that USE capitation grants covered tuition fees, and scholastic materials. With regards to level of performance, USE capitation grants on the level of students enrollment, the average results indicated high level of students enrollment (x= 4.30, s = 0.73), USE capitation grants on the level of staff retention, the average results indicated high level of staff retention (x= 3.48, s = 1.11) and USE capitation grants on the level of infrastructural development, the average results indicated very high level of infrastructural development (x= 4.1961, s = 0.7605). The findings show that there is a strong significant correlation between USE Capitation grants and performance of private secondary schools in Lira city (r= 0.800, p < 0.01). The study concluded that there is USE capitation grants covered tuition fees, and scholastic materials, there is very high level of Performance of Private Secondary Schools and a strong significant correlation between USE Capitation grants and performance of private secondary schools in Lira city. The study, therefore, recommends that the private secondary schools should set up income generation project within the schools for example piggery, mushroom growing projects amongst others to help diversify their sources of income, Government should allocate some money [Grants] to support the private secondary schools and also sensitize the public about the withdrawal of USE grants from the private secondary schools.