Abstract:
Physical education is one of the main areas that needs due attention of equal participation of
both male and female students. The participation of female students is under several problems
that resulted in unequal participation in Ethiopia in general and the study area in
particular.The purpose of this study was to investigate female student participation in
physicaleducation class activities: the case of komboshapreparatory school, Guduru Woreda,
Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia regional state. To this end, descriptive survey method
was employed. To gather data from 3 school directors, 2 physical education teachers and 135
female students. The information obtained from the questionnaire was analyzed in terms of the
major findings which included parents’ house hold demand of their daughters labor and early
marriage. There was a significant difference in achievement between male and female
students. Female students need better skills development earlier at primary school and to have
more female teachers and other sporting role models. Hence, it is recommended that
depending on the results of findings, concerned bodies such as parents, teachers, participants,
government, non-government and Woreda educational bureau, to give equal opportunity and
access in education with their male counterparts, to exert maximum effort to work closely
with the community to provide different services for female students, increasing the number of
female physical education teachers to encourage and participate female students, to involve
teachers and curriculum expert in curriculum development, to overcome the problems that
affect female students from participating in physical education activities through awareness,
to give regular counseling for female students on the bases of their performances
