Board of Governors’ Contribution and Learners’ Academic Performance in Private Secondary Schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda

The general objective was to investigate the relationship between board of governors’ contribution and learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; i) To find out the relationship between board of governors’ financial control and learners’ academic performance, ii) To analyze the relationship between board of governors’ discipline regulation and learners’ academic performance, and iii) To establish the relationship between board of governors’ curriculum implementation supervision and learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. A descriptive and correlational research design guided the study with concentration on a quantitative approach. A sample of 98 people including teachers and head teachers was considered. Correlation and descriptive analysis methods were used to scrutinize the primary data collected. The study revealed that board of governors’ financial control has a very strong and positive significant association with learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. In addition, the study revealed that board of governors’ discipline regulation has a strong and positive significant association with learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. Further, the study revealed that board of governors’ curriculum implementation supervision has a strong and positive significant association with learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda. The study concludes that board of governors’ contribution in terms of financial control, discipline regulation, and curriculum implementation supervision has a positive and statistically significant association with learners’ academic performance in that an improvement in the various board of governors’ contributions leads to improved learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District. The study recommends that schools should establish clear financial policies and procedures for budgeting, procurement, expenditure, and reporting, and also all financial transactions should be properly documented and audited as this builds trust and ensures that resources are not misused, but instead are directed towards learning materials, infrastructure, and academic programs that support student achievement resultantly enhancing learners’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District.