ABSTRACT

This study looks at the impact of the High Teacher Turnover Rate on Academic Performance in a Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in the Iganga District. The study was aimed at identifying the challenges students face due to their time of study while residing on the schools’ premises, and how these challenges affect their academic performance in class and outside class. The study further suggested amicable solutions for the challenges found during the field study. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher used a mixed-method approach which involved the survey of students in the selected secondary schools and questioners were also administered in this as forms of data collections. The study revealed that bullying of students especially the new comers was the major challenges in boarding schools. In addition, the struggle for acceptance stress and the need for adjustment were also found out as challenges that students face during the study. Nevertheless, there were cases where others experienced improvement in their academic performance due to ample time that they enjoy while residing in school premises under teacher’s close supervision. Also, respondents shared ideas, discussed and participated in answering the questions among themselves on this topic.