Factor perceived to cause low performance, dropout and non-continuation with further education: the case of Tanzanian private secondary schools within military barracks (PVSSWMB).

The study addressed on factors perceived to cause Students' low Performance, Dropouts and Non-continuation with further Education in the military owned secondary schools (PVSSWMB). Five secondary schools were surveyed for the study that involved various techniques of data collection where questionnaires, interviews, informal discussions, no participatory observation and documentary review were used. The collected data from documentary review observations, interviews and discussions were subject to content analysis while data from questionnaires were interpreted through descriptive statistical analysis. Research findings revealed that there was lack of proper school management and administration in the majority of PVSSWMB. This was a tested by lack of remedial classes to help slow learners, most schools struggling with employing a double shift to maximize the number of students to make profit through school fees. These factors were seen to contribute towards disillusionment among students, and causing them to perform poorly, to dropout and to loose motivation far continuing with further studies. In the light of the findings from the study, it was recommended that the government, through the school owner (Military) should provide subsidy to these schools, to enable them to be self-sustaining, so that those who are involved in running these schools may direct extra efforts in helping students.