The study was conducted in Tanga City Council to investigate the factors causing
secondary school teachers delay in reporting and not staying long after reporting in
their work stations. The first objective was to find out proportion of reporting and
non-reporting teachers for the last four years, 2011-2014. Secondly finding out how
long teachers take to report in work stations. Thirdly to investigate reasons given by
teachers for late reporting and not staying long in the work stations after reporting.
Fourthly determination of time for teachers staying before quitting their first station.
A survey research design was used. The researcher used quantitative descriptive
statistics. The sample of this study included six public secondary schools, 173
teachers, 6 heads of schools and 6 academic officers, 6 ward education officers, 1
District Secondary Education Officer, 1 Teachers Service Department (TSD) officer
and 1 Teachers Workers Union (CWT). Non probability sampling was used for
selecting the sample. Purposive sampling techniques were used to get respondents.
Teachers available on material day responded to questionnaires. Data were obtained
through structured interview guides and various district educational records. The
study shows that, there was an acute shortage of science subject teachers in the
district, also there was a delay of teachers reporting in their work stations. The
leading reason for teachers’ late reporting involved lack of interest in geographical
location while the reason for teachers not staying long after reporting in their work
stations was poor working conditions which together contribute to teachers’ deficit
and students’ poor performance. It was recommended that government should create
conducive and attractive working environment which could attract the qualified
candidates to report and stay long in their working stations.