Discipline is a pre-requisite to good academic performance in schools within Paya sub-county, Tororo district.

Abstract

Over years Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has printed guidance about the conduct of examinations and clearly spelt out the various forms of examinations mal-practices. This is a pointer that indiscipline is a reality in schools in Uganda. Thirteen types of student misbehavior has been identified and observed in all schools. These are lying, stealing, sexual harassment, cheating, aggression, and fighting, inattention, apathy, annoying others, disruption, needless task, moving about the room, malicious mischief and defiance of authority. Causes of misbehavior originated in five realms; the fabric of society, individual students psyches, class members and groups, institutional environment and the adult personnel who work students. Little can be done with the causes that originate the society, though the other four realms are manageable. It’s this manageability that the researcher is dwelling on. The research was divided into five chapters: Chapter one covers the background of the study, chapter two covers literature review, chapter three covers methodology, chapter four covered presentation and analysis or field data and chapter five discussed concluded and made recommendations of the hypothesis.