Effect Of Community Engagement On Learners’ Academic Performance In Rwandan Primary Schools. A Case Of Kanzenze And Mudende Sector (S) In Rubavu District (2015/2020)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of community engagement on learners’ academic performance in Rwandan primary schools. Its specific objectives were: to examine the effect of community engagement in school financing on learners’ academic performance in primary schools of Kanzenze and Mudende sectors, to find out the effect of community engagement in teachers’ motivation on learners’ academic performance in primary schools of Kanzenze and Mudende sectors. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population under this study consisted teachers, head teachers, PTA, bursars and director in charge of studies. Totaling 94 potential respondents which took randomly. The instrument of the study was self-made (questionnaire) and a set of questions was formulated. Data were collected using structured questions with 5-point Likert scales. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, standard deviation, means, and regression analysis. The finding from study concluded that there significant effect of community engagement in school financing on learners academic performance, community engagement in thematic method were used to calculate regression analysis of the study. The study recommend the following: Government should mobilize the parents to contribute in education of their children instead of letting education in the hands of teachers and government only as the main people who are in charge of education, Government must mobilize donors and other stakeholders to orient the grants in education system so that they should full participation in education, Government should make survey on how community is engaging in education of their children. Key words: community engagement, learner’s academic performance, bursar, headteachers, directors in charge of studies, teachers motivation and secondary schools.