The purpose of this study was to find out the role of school discipline on students’
academic performance. The study had four objectives; to examine the suitability of
set rules and regulations in best performing and least performing schools; to examine
the mechanisms in place that ensures that students’ abides to prescribed rules and
regulations; to examine how the students punishment management influence
academic performance and to investigate how the administration of school rules and
regulation contribute to students’ academic performance. The research was
conducted at Kinondoni district. It employed descriptive research design. Instruments
were questionnaires, interview guides and observation check list. Five schools were
selected. Data was collected and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Findings shows that best performing school has suitable school rules and regulation,
use and implement different mechanism, apply fair and consistence punishment, also
had suitable rules and regulations contrary to least performing schools which had
unsuitable rules and regulation, do not well use and implement different mechanisms,
apply unfair and inconsistence punishment and had written rules which had no
supervision. Conclusion students should be aware of school rules and regulation, fair,
consistence punishment, same mechanisms to communicate, motivation, recruitment
and selection procedure to teachers and students. Recommendation there should be
meeting between schools to share experiences on discipline-related matters vis-à-vis
academic performance. Government should motivate teachers in least performing
schools. Parents-teachers relationship should be established. Further research can be
carried out focusing on the role of school discipline on students’ academic
performance in the counties or the whole country for comparative analysis.