Abstract:
This study was aimed to examining comparatively the impact of school feeding program in
public primary school performances with particular references of school in Waghimra Zone,
Amhara Region. It was guided by Abraham Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs and employed
descriptive survey design by following mixed approach in order to accomplish the objective of
the study. The total sample size was 294. The data collection instruments were both closed and
open ended questionnaires for school teachers, open ended questionnaires to PTA, Interviews for
principals and feeding coordinators and rosters was analyzed by document checklist, and
observation addressed by same questions of checklist. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences
(SPSS version 23) have used to organize and prepare data for analyze and linear regression was
computed. The main finding is school feeding program has positive impact on school
performance by showing significant result that feeding serve as influential to enroll student and
has role in enhancing students’ regular attendance with fostering learning environment by
reducing causes for student absenteeism with having very high effect of feeding on enhancing of
learners attention by facilitating active learning mind in class by its high energized independent
learning and perfections in following instruction. The other finding was feeding has positive
impact on academic achievement by influencing on students promotion and reducing the
dropouts as support teachers and all other involved in the study. There was also performance
difference between schools while comparing each other depending on average achievement. The
study recommends, in addition to participation different stakeholders creating ownership of local
governments and community is more advisable to continue the program with address of all poor
students in addition to making additional funding projects and need to make manage based on
planned to strengthened SFP in sites where food in security is observed to provide sustainable
primary schools performance positive impacts.