Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the factors affecting the implementation of cocurricular
activities, how they obstacle towards the contribution of co-curricular activities to
create enabling environment for Students learning, the perception and efforts towards the
improvement of co-curricular activities in secondary schools. The researcher used cross
sectional study on three secondary schools of Shinile Woreda. The three secondary schools were
selected randomly and students from each school were selected using simple random sampling.
The sources of data were Woreda education office head, supervisors, school principals, teachers
and students from sample schools. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaire after
pilot-testing for validity and reliability. Qualitative data was also collected using interview. The
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data has been fed into and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences 21.The study
mainly used descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage and others. The qualitative data
were grouped in to thematic areas and analyzed. The findings indicated 7(58.3%) of department
heads, 10 (55.6%) of teachers and 77 (44%) rated their participation in co-curricular activities
as low. Nearly half of respondents of three schools responded that they did not get training on
co-curricular activities. Additionally nearly half of the respondents identified financial problems
and lack of monitoring and guidance and determinant factors of implementation of co-curricular
activities. Therefore it is indicated that although the participation level is low all stakeholders
understood that co-curricular activities contribute positive. Furthermore there are
administrative, financial and monitoring challenges facing the schools. Therefore teachers
should be assigned and trained on the basis of their interest, age, and abilities in facilitating
CCAs at school level. Moreover stakeholders should try to address administrative, financial and
other challenges identifies in the schools so that students and other can benefit from engaging in
co-curricular activities
