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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The benefits of education to any individual person cannot be gainsaid. This explains the reason governments spend massive resources in the provision of education to its citizenry. In line with this commitment, the Government of Kenya (GoK) has tried to expand opportunities for education at various levels. In 2008, the GoK introduced Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) to increase access to secondary education. In this program, the GoK would cater for school construction, employment of teachers and provision of teaching/learning materials. Parents on the other hand had to purchase school uniform for their children, provide meals and other learning support requirements. Although the GoK was envisaged a 100% transition from primary to secondary school with this program, by the year 2017Net Enrolment Rate (NER) stood at 47.2% (KIPPRA, 2020). This shows that despite so much effort, more than half of potential secondary school students are still out of school. Studies have attributed students’ non-enrolment to school to many factors. This study looks at the influence of non-tuition expense on students’ enrolment to Public Day Secondary (PDS) schools, specifically at Imenti North Sub-County, Kenya. The target population was the head teachers of PDS schools, sampled purposively to include 20 of them in the study. Survey design was adopted as the research design for the study. Questionnaires were used for data collection. The findings revealed that 45% of students invited to join PDS schools do not turn up. Payment for meals was found to be the most deterrent requirement to students’ enrolment in PDS schools. The study recommends government-funded feeding program in PDS schools to mitigate the high rate of non-enrolment. |
| Keywords: Influence, Non-Tuition, School Expense, Students’ Enrolment, Public Day Secondary Schools |
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