Contribution of School Feeding Program on Students' Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools of Rwanda

Abstract: The study assessed the contribution of school feeding program on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools more especially in Kicukiro District. The specific of this study was to ascertain the relationship between school feeding and students’ academic performance. This sample size of 288 participants was composed of students and teachers from public secondary schools. Both students and teachers were sampled by simple random sampling techniques, and then stratified sampling techniques were employed to select students from their schools and classes, where they are scattered. As showed by Karl Pearson coefficient on the relationship between school feeding and students’ academic performance in secondary schools, there was high positive correlation equivalent to .57. Again, the R2 of .491 clearly demonstrated that the increase of provision of school quality lunch to students positively increase students’ performance in their daily learning. Based on findings, the research recommend that parents should provide the contribution in implementation and smooth running of school feeding program. School leaders, local leaders, Ministry of Education and stakeholders should work hand in hand to provide all needed facilities and supports in order to smoothly implement school feeding program by providing school feeding funds and establishing related infrastructures in all schools like supporting schools to have well-equipped kitchens used for preparing lunch. Further study should be on impact of school feeding to primary education due to the fact that the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Education introduced the program to primary schools. Keywords: Academic Performance, School Feeding. Title: Contribution of School Feeding Program on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools of Rwanda Author: Munyantore Jean Claude, Dr. Mukamazimpaka Mari Claire, Dr. Mugiraneza Faustin International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 2024 - September 2024 Page No: 134-142 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 04-September-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13685736 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Contribution%20of%20School%20Feeding%20Program-04092024-1.pdf