The causes of poor academic performance in primary leaving examination in Kirewa sub-county.

Abstract

i) Problem under investigation; The causes of poor academic standard in primary schools ii) The subject that participated in the study; Multiphase sampling. iii) Methods used; Guided observation, casual observation, projections, and completions iv) Summary of the findings reveals that there is need for discipline in statistics used; - Discipline statistics, v) Conclusion: Some recommendations were but the government need to take the upper hand in ensuring that the policies, laws, personnel, and facilities are put in place and implemented to protect all the children to have access to quality education. As such education is the right of every child regardless age, sex, gender and disability they should all have equal opportunities to bridge gender gap in education. The government needs to advocate for gender responses, sensitive budget in all area of the government and all institutions of learning. On the other hand, the study recommends the strategy to improve the academic performance through remedial teaching and home schooling as well as the introduction of skill based Education programs to cater for all children who dropped-out of school due to early pregnancy and marriages and those children who also missed out school due to the wars and poverty. This strategy will create opportunity for such children to have access to education once more, the fear of marginalization by their peers.