FACTOR AFFECTING FEMALE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SELAMBER PRIMERY SCHOOL OF WOLKITE CITY

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to identify factors affecting female student‟s academic achievement in Selamber primary school of Wolkite City Gurage zone. The study was guided by specific objectives includes school-based factors, parent-related, students related and teachers related factors that affect female students academic achievement. To realize these objectives descriptive research studies was conducted. The quantitative data were collected from teachers and in-school students and they were selected using simple random sampling. Qualitative data were collected from school principals, supervisor, Woreda education experts and parents using interview. The study findings also indicated work load at home (helping work parents at home), lack of awareness on the value of education, and lack of interest in learning were the major student related factors contributed to causing female students academic achievement in Selamber Primary School of Wolkite city. In order to solve the problems, the researcher recommends activities enhance parents‟ education level and awareness raising program; enhanced schools facilities and resources and restraining the students‟ participation in parents work were the most important ones. Lastly, Woreda education office and school principals have to work hard and be responsible for serious follow up to make schools show improvements in decreasing factors affecting female students‟ academic achievement in Selamber primary school of Wolkite city