The research is carried out on the causes of school drop out in Bugoye Sub County Kasese District. There has been a marked increase in the number of dropouts in Uganda and majorly in Bugoye Sub County.
This has been associated with various factors as bad peer groups, mistreatment of children, economic factors and diseases. Various efforts have been made to address the issue of school dropout by young children. The district is composed of the thirteen secondary schools, among which the rate of school dropout in these schools is very high. The factors that contribute to this trend have been established. These are the original inhabitants of this region, however there are same other communities which have migrated from other districts. What is interesting about these migrants is that all of them have adopted the culture and lifestyle of initial inhabitants. The dropout in secondary schools is a function of various factors. The school arrangement, the environment play significant part in terms of
the resources and other school variables are very necessary. However, this in solution can not bring the desired out come if not compliment by the parental support. The social, economic back ground of the children
is one of the leading determinants of the dropout of the young ones in various secondary schools.
