Abstract

Inadequate sanitation has been found to be a major problem in primary schools and now as
Universal Primary Education (UPE) begins to offload pupils into the secondary school system,
the same problem might begin to affect secondary schools. This study, therefore, sets out to
investigate sanitation management at Bassajjabalaba Secondary School Bushenyi District in
Ishaka Municipality. The required information was gathered using four methods namely, indepth
interviews, surveys, focus group discussions, and observation. Two categories of
respondents were used including head teachers and students. It was found that although the
sampled secondary school on a variety of sanitation facilities, there is generally inadequate
coverage of sanitation facilities at the school, and the phenomenon is exacerbated by the
ever-increasing student population due to increasing enrolment for secondary education
resulting from Universal Primary Education. The cleanliness of the available sanitation
facilities is not at its best and this forms part of the reasons why some students ignore using
facilities and instead opt for use of bushes around the school. It was recommended that there
is a need to develop sanitation programs under which the challenge should be tackled right
from the root rather than attempting to manage the resultant consequences. School
administrations need to prioritize the aspect of sanitation and hygiene