Item Respondents # % Very high 5 6.25 High 6 7.50 Average 21 26.25 Low 34 42.50 Very low 14 17.50 According to the Table 15, out of 80 sample teachers, 42.5 % of them suggested that female school leavers' academic performance was On the other hand, 17.5% of ‘low’. them suggested that female school leavers were in their academic ‘very low’ performance. Only 5 (6.25 %) of respondents indicated that the female school teachers’ academic performance was and 6 (7.5) of them said that leavers’ ‘very high’ ‘high’ indicates the successful result of girls. Teachers' responses, therefore, imply that their poor academic performance is one of factors affecting participation of female education in secondary schools. Among sample secondary school administrators, 6o percent of the school directors also suggested that the school leavers of female students were weaker than that of female and male students who are actually learning as the document inspection shows. In addition, among the interviewed female school leavers who were asked if they repeated in the last grade of their secondary education, 45 (56.25 %) of them said 'Yes'. The rest, 35 (43.75 %) of them said Furthermore, female school leavers' parents ‘No’. were also asked in interview whether their daughters who stopped their education before completing secondary education (grades9-12) failed before or not. For this question in an interview, 50 (68.5 %) and 23 (31.5%) of them said 'Yes ' and 'No' respectively. Next to this question, only the parents who said 'Yes' was also asked to mention the grade she failed. And they gave the following suggestions. Table 16: Parents responses of the grade levels that their daughters repeated
Item Respondents # % Very high 5 6.25 High 6 7.50 Average 21 26.25 Low 34 42.50 Very low 14 17.50 According to the Table 15, out of 80 sample teachers, 42.5 % of them suggested that female school leavers' academic performance was ‘low’. On the other hand, 17.5% of them suggested that female school leavers were ‘very low’ in their academic performance. Only 5 (6.25 %) of teachers’ respondents indicated that the female school leavers’ academic performance was ‘very high’ and 6 (7.5) of them said ‘high’ that indicates the successful result of girls. Teachers' responses, therefore, imply that their poor academic performance is one of factors affecting participation of female education in secondary schools. Among sample secondary school administrators, 6o percent of the school directors also suggested that the school leavers of female students were weaker than that of female and male students who are actually learning as the document inspection shows. In addition, among the interviewed female school leavers who were asked if they repeated in the last grade of their secondary education, 45 (56.25 %) of them said 'Yes'. The rest, 35 (43.75 %) of them said ‘No’. Furthermore, female school leavers' parents were also asked in interview whether their daughters who stopped their education before completing secondary education (grades9-12) failed before or not. For this question in an interview, 50 (68.5 %) and 23 (31.5%) of them said 'Yes ' and 'No' respectively. Next to this question, only the parents who said 'Yes' was also asked to mention the grade she failed. And they gave the following suggestions. Table 16: Parents responses of the grade levels that their daughters repeated
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