The use of ICT in education has been proved to be a key
milestone in improving the learning process in different levels
of education. To tap this opportunity, the government of
Tanzania has implemented a number of projects aimed at
introducing and using ICT in different levels of education.
There have been similar initiatives in the private institutions
as well. However, such initiatives have been facing different
challenges particularly on the readiness of using ICT for
education for private and public secondary schools. Thus, this
study seeks to understand ICT usage readiness between public
and private schools. Results from the Pearson’s Chi Square
distribution reveal that there is a relationship between the
types of school with the readiness to adopt the use of ICT in
teaching with private school being favored. The study has
revealed that private secondary schools in Dodoma
municipality are better off than public secondary schools in
ICT usage readiness. Challenges for ICT usage readiness
affecting the two types of schools are identified, and
mitigation mechanisms to close the gap between the two types
of schools are proposed. This study is significant in that it
informs schools' readiness to use ICT for teaching and
administrative use. It also shades light on the comparison of
ICT usage between private and public schools.