Influence of Home-Based Factors on Low Completion Rates in Secondary Schools in Kikuyu Sub-County

This study attempted to find out the influence of home-based factors on completion rates. Many previous ones have been conducted on the same and this one needed to ground-truth these findings in Kikuyu sub-county of Kiambu county, Kenya. This was achieved through a quantitative survey administered on 30 faculty and 140 students in 8 eight high-schools in the area. By and large, several of the home-based factors cited in other studies also applied to here, such as level of parental income, parental level of educational attainment, size of the household, gender roles and use of prohibited and unprohibited drugs at the household. Some factors carried more weight than others, especially parental income, which influences access to learning materials and nutritious food. A parent’s level of education shapes their worldview and inspires them to motivate their children. Participants suggested a number of mitigation measures, some of which of included broadening access to financial support to struggling parents.