Infrastructure and culture as competitive advantage in enhancing secondary school’s performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination in Kenya. A case of Bungoma County

Abstract

Secondary schools incubate and hatch the youth from their teens and transform them into adults in pursuit of vocational and academic careers in the Kenyan economy. The success of a secondary school is determined by the performance of its students in Kenya certificate of secondary examination. Each secondary school should identify its competitive advantage that would help it to ensure high performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE). This study aimed at examining school infrastructure and culture as competitive advantage that would enhance school's performance in KCSE. The study used descriptive survey design. The target population was 4112 encompassing major stakeholders in the provision of education. Sample of the study was 317. Stratified random sampling was applied to pick 84 principals, 118 school board members and 115 Parent and Teachers Association (PTA) members as respondents for the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data analyzed using SPSS computer processing package. The study found that well established school culture and infrastructure enhance school's performance in KCSE. ICT did not show any significant contribution to schools' KCSE performance in Bungoma