Chelimo, Damaris2025-01-282025-01-282024-06https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29478A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Education (Educational Planning) in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning of Kenyatta University, June 2024. Supervisor Gabriel MadanjiEducation in Kenya takes into account the level of performance in KCSE as a major criterion for indicating the quality of a student and ability for further studies. The purpose of this study was to assess public secondary school student transfers and its effects on Kenya Certificate Secondary Examination performance in Trans-Nzoia County. Despite of efforts of the education stakeholders the County faced massive transfers and the students’ performance was very dismal. The average mean scores for the last five years was 4.6055 which is below the average of 6.00 mean score. The objectives were; to assess the level and types of public secondary school students’ transfers in Trans-Nzoia County, establish the reasons of student transfers, establish the effects of student transfers on academic performance and find out the measures to address the effects of student transfers on academic performance. The study adopted the Attribution Theory advanced by Heider Theory (1958) as the best choice in guiding this study. The study employed a descriptive survey design research design. The study used 44 public secondary schools to get target population of 440 teachers, 44 principals and 08 County Education Officers totalling to 492.Simple random sampling and purposive sampling was used to get a sample size of 264 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedule. The instruments were piloted and validity verified. Reliability verified where the correlation of +0.72 was established. Data was analysed basing on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 21). Both Quantitative and qualitative data analysis was used to analyse data. The findings were analysed through descriptive statistics and presented by use of percentages, frequencies and tables. The study found out that the frequency of transfers was high in County to Sub County schools majorly citing high school fees and maintenance issues. Secondly, factors which lead to transfers were discipline issues, distances from school, family rate of mobility, health, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Thirdly, these transfers had adverse effects on students learning and subsequently general performance mostly negatively. It is only a few students who maintained positive performance. Some schools had no adequate human and physical resources. Most of the learners took longer to adopt to new rules, behavior change, maximum social support, catching up with syllabus. They were required to work harder regardless of the environment which had a great impact on their performance. Lastly, the respondents agreed that all new students to be closely monitored, create conducive environment, social inclusion and encouragement. The study recommends that; Ministry of Education should provide adequate resources and introduce strict measures to transferring learners. The beneficiaries would be the Ministry of education on policy modifications in terms of mobility. Based on recommendations the study proposes that similar studies to be carried out on the measures by the Ministry of Education on transfers on all levels of education in Kenya.enThesis