The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of school committee members and its impact on the academic performance of rural public primary schools in Tanzania. The objectives guided the study were to identify the causes of poor performance in rural primary schools in Kishapu, to assess the level of school committees to monitor effectiveness of school operations, and to find out the consequences of regular trainings of school committee members towards school performance. A researcher used mixed approach and the case study design. The sampling techniques used were simple random and purposive sampling. Questionnaire, interview and direct observation was used to collect data from sixteen (16) non-staff committee members, eight (8) staff committee members, four (4) head teachers, two (2) Ward Education Officers, and one (1) District Statistics and Logistics Officer (DSLO). The research findings indicated that the school committees in rural areas were inactive in performing their responsibilities. Ultimately the findings suggested the existence of regular trainings to school committee members and ensuring appointment of school committee members with at least form four educations so as to ensure school committees in rural areas are effectively performing their responsibilities toward enhancing school academic performance.
Keywords: Regular Training, Academic Performance and School Committe
