Title:
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS SES AND CHOICE TO ENROL IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL CATEGORY IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA

Authors:
Wabwire D. Sogoto, Musera G. Ababu and Ogenga P. Akumu ,Kenya

Abstract:
Every year the Ministry of Education places students in various categories of public secondary schools in Kenya. However, the final form one enrolment in these school categories may not adhere to the Ministry of Education’s initial placements. This paper provides empirical data on the relationship between students’ socio-economic status and choice to enrol in public secondary school category in Busia County, Kenya using data from a random sample of 495 form one students. The chi-square results indicate that a student’s SES was significant in explaining variations in choice to enrol in public secondary school category in Busia County. There is need for the Ministry of Education and the County government of Busia to develop a policy framework that help incorporate students SES in admission procedure in the education placement so as to mitigate students from LSES from accessing high cost schools