The Status of Annual Enrollment at the Guinhawa Elementary School: A Basis for a School-Based Enrolment Enhancement Scheme

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Enrollment has been an issue for educators since the establishment of the school. Admission standards and academic programs have been evaluated for decades by the school with the quest to enroll the desired student population. Along with this quest to enroll an optimal student population, the environment of education is continuing to change. Demographics of student's academic preparedness of students and how students communicate have presented new challenges for a school seeking to recruit and enroll students.In 2018, it was reported that enrollment decreased from 2016 -2018 from 106 to 80. Enrollment at some schools is declining at a rapid rate, others are maintaining enrollment, whereas enrollment it still others are decreasing. These differences within the Guinhawa ElementarySchool have several unanswered questions regarding the reasons for their shift.

METHODS

The purpose of their study was to analyze the changes in enrollment between SY 2016 -up to the present. The respondents of the study are the pupils who are interviewed by the teachers.The researchers used data gatherings such as survey method and interview. Also, the data gathering tool like questionnaires, interview guides were used to attain the objectives of this study.

A survey questionnaire was interpreted to identify the common causes or reasons for the rapid decrease of enrollment and determining the extent of the enrollment rate in Guinhawa Elementary School.The interview to the students follows after the questionnaire in order to determine and confirm the responses given to the pupils.

RESULTS

According to the 36 pupils respondents with a percentage of 8.663%, there was 25 ( 5.995% )pupils transfer to other schools because of the distance from their house to school. 8 pupils or 1.918 % of the respondent transfer to other schools because of migration. 2 pupils or 0.480% stop from school because they refuse to go to school. And 1 pupil or 0.240% of the respondent stop from school because of sickness.

DISCUSSIONS

The researchers heaved the following conclusions:

There was a rapid decrease of enrolment at Guinhawa Elementary School.Results show that majority of the respondents transferred or stop from school because of the far distance of the school from their houses.

There still a need to have a home visitationto before the enrollment of the class.It is recommended to have teacher -pupils conference every year.