QUALITY EDUCATION PRACTICES AND INTERNAL EFFICIENCY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF LIDETA SUB CITY OF ADDIS ABABA

This study looked at how quality education practices relate to school efficiency in government schools in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The researcher also checked the challenges that affect implementing quality education and school efficiency. A quantitative research approach with a correlation design was used. Data were collected from 238 respondents: 144 male and 70 female teachers and 21 male and 3 female principals. The data collection tools used was questionnaires analysis. The data were analyzed using statistics like frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and advanced statistics like Pearson correlation and regression with SPSS version 25.The results demonstrated the moderate implementation of quality education practices in the chosen schools, including: Learner-centered teaching with a score of 3.48 and a standard deviation of 1.066 Continuous assessment with a score of 3.78 and a standard deviation of 0.960 Instructional supervision with a mean score of 4.16 and a standard deviation of 0.853 Professional development with a mean score of 4.24 and a standard deviation of 0.861. However, there were shortcomings in the following areas: inadequate laboratory facilities, with a mean score of 3.18 and a standard deviation of 1.165; shortages of textbooks, with a mean score of 3.26 and a standard deviation of 1.125.restricted library services, with a standard deviation of 1.243 and a mean score of 3.16.Promotion rate (mean score of 3.41 and standard deviation of 1.094), repetition rate (mean score of 3.45 and standard deviation of 1.088), dropout rate (mean score of 3.39 and standard deviation of 1.115), completion rate (mean score of 3.32 and standard deviation of 1.179), and academic performance (mean score of 3.33 and standard deviation of 1.149) are examples of internal efficiency indicators.Were discovered to be at a moderate level. The following are significant obstacles to internal efficiency and quality: Insufficient administrative assistance, infrastructure, Problems with student discipline, large class sizes, and low teacher motivation Absence of parental assistance, financial limitations that impact students, Improvements in quality practices lead to increased school efficiency, according to the correlation study, which revealed a substantial association between internal efficiency and quality education practices. Internal efficiency was found to be predicted by quality education practices, according to the regression analysis. However, issues with internal efficiency and high-quality teaching methods had little impact on productivity.Tests verified the validity of the model, which accounted for 5.9% of the variation in internal efficiency. Among the suggestions are: To increase quality instruction and internal school efficiency, schools should improve their infrastructure, resources, leadership, teacher motivation, and stakeholder participation.

Keywords:Quality Education, Internal Efficiency, Secondary Education, Learner-Centered Teaching and Educational Quality.