Examining the Effects of Extra Charges on Accessibility to Universal Secondary Education:
A Case of Selected Church of Uganda Grant-Aided Schools in Namirembe Diocese
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https://doi.org/10.59472/zt8p3s07Keywords:
Universal Primary Education (UPE, Universal secondary education (USE), Extra ChargesAbstract
The study sought to examine the effect of extra charges on accessibility to USE among the intended beneficiaries, with 2 objectives; to analyze government funding on education quality in use schools and to assess government funding on other non- tuition school needs on accessibility of education in the Universal Secondary Schools. Using a mixed method approach and a sample size of 60 participants, the researcher relied on questionnaires and interviews as the data collection tools. Data was analyzed using SPSS and applied both descriptive and inferential statistics for interpretation of findings. The findings revealed that there is a strong relationship between funding and extra charges in schools at the 0<0.01 level (2 tailed) and that schools have to source other means of income to supplement government funding and that inadequate funding affects schools accessibility. The study therefore recommended that the government and the Ministry of Education and Sport should disburse an adequate capitation grant to improve the management of students' learning, this calls for an increase in the money allocated to each student.
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