In order to minimize the cost of schooling and provide a 100% transition from primary to secondary school, the government launched free Secondary Education and free day Secondary Education. This move however has not realized the full transition rate. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of provision of physical facilities on sustainability of hundred percent transition policy in public secondary schools in Bungoma County. This study sought to establish the influence of provision of physical facilities on sustainability of hundred percent transition policy in public secondary schools in Bungoma .Descriptive survey research design was used in the study. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview schedule for principals and document analysis. The population of the study consisted of Principals and secondary school teachers. The sample size was 176 respondents selected through purposive sampling for the principals while simple random sampling was used to select the teachers. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used as instruments for data collection. A pilot study was conducted to test the reliability of the data collection tools while expert opinion was sought to enhance the validity of the research instruments. The study findings were presented using APA tables, data was coded and entered into statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) processor for analysis and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study showed that the schools lacked adequate material and physical facilities to cater for the ballooning number of students. The study therefore recommends that the government addresses the issue of providing adequate material and physical facilities in the study schools for sustainability of the hundred percent transition policy and effective implementation. It is hoped that the study findings would help all educational planners to address provision of physical facilities in enhancing sustainability of hundred percent transition policy.
Physical Facilities, Sustainability, Hundred Percent Transition Policy
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