How the administration of school rules and regulations by head teachers affects students’ academic performance. A cross-sectional study.

NORAH AKIRABAINE; MUHAMAD  SSENDAGI

doi:10.70572/agp.v2i10.101

How the administration of school rules and regulations by head teachers affects students’ academic performance. A cross-sectional study.

Authors

NORAH AKIRABAINE Team University P.O Box 8128 MENGO RUBAGA, KAMPALA, UGANDA
Dr. Muhamad Ssendagi Team University P.O Box 8128 MENGO RUBAGA, KAMPALA, UGANDA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i10.101

Keywords:

school rules and regulations, head teachers, students’ academic performance, Kamuli district

Abstract

Background

Headteachers administer school rules and regulations, which play a crucial role in shaping students’ academic performance. Therefore, this study aimed to establish how the administration of school rules and regulations by head teachers affects students’ academic performance.

Methodology

The study employed a survey research design, particularly a cross-sectional survey design. The questionnaire was the main instrument of data collection, in addition to an interview guide and document review. Four private secondary schools were randomly selected in Kamuli Municipality, where the study was conducted. Analysis was done using SPSS version 20.

Results

Out of the 340 respondents, 139 (40.9%) were males while 201 (59.1%) were females, all schools have written rules and regulations that they don’t understand, some rules and regulations require modifications and others lack consistency in their implementation, which raises students’ anger leading to violence, strikes, and aggression. The study wanted to establish further whether the head teachers of the studied schools are strict on the dress code of students. Majority of the students 290(85.3%) agreed compared to 50(14.7%) who disagreed. Respondents were asked whether head teachers maintain the required size of hair for the students. Most of the students 235(69.1%) agreed compared to 105(30.9%) who disagreed

Conclusion

Much as school rules help in controlling students’ behavior in school, their awareness is lacking among students.

Recommendations

The study also proposed some recommendations to deal with the widespread and increasing levels of indiscipline among adolescent youths in secondary schools in Uganda.

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2025-10-19

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AKIRABAINE, N., & SSENDAGI , M. (2025). How the administration of school rules and regulations by head teachers affects students’ academic performance. A cross-sectional study. AfroGlobal Perspectives, 2(10), 10. https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i10.101

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