The School Infrastructural Facilities Affect the Implementation of a Hundred Percent Transition to Secondary School in Nandi North Sub County, Kenya

Author: Nimrod Kipkemboi, Prof. Peter Koros, Dr. Michael Kimotho

Date: 2024

Abstract: The study investigated the School Infrastructural Facilities Affect the Implementation of a Hundred Percent Transition to Secondary School in Nandi North Sub County, Kenya. The study utilized systems theory to analyse the intricate interactions and interdependencies among various variables influencing the policy's implementation, development task theory and U curve theory of adjustment. The study utilized both phenomenological and descriptive survey design. Its targeted Form one class teachers, Heads of Department, Principals and Board of Management members to take part in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select Sub-County Director of Education while simple random sampling method was used to select form one class teachers. The study utilized a questionnaire and an in-depth interview guide as data collection tools. The study’s finding showed that most of the public secondary schools in Nandi North Sub County had students above 60 per class, however, there was inadequate infrastructural. The findings also revealed that in most of the schools (59.3%) parents are not part of student’s disciplinary committee. Additionally, ANOVA tests established a significant effect of infrastructural facilities, ρ=0.000<0.05. The study concludes that the public secondary schools in Nandi North Sub County are partially prepared to implement the 100% transition policy. The study recommends that the government should ensure that public secondary schools have an adequate infrastructure in order to be prepared for the effective implementation of the 100% transition policy and public secondary schools should seek for alternative financial resources to hire more teachers

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