ATOSU EMMANUEL

This research project was carried out in order to know the factors responsible for low enrolment of physical education in senior secondary school certificate examination in Oredo Local Government Area. In an attempt to undertake this study, a statement of problem was drawn from which the research questions were formulated. The population of the study is made of male and female senior secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area. sample of one hundred and fifty (150) students was randomly selected from seven (7) of the schools which is made up of male and female students. The instrument used in this study was the questionnaire which comprises of two sections, A and B. The data collected from the respondents outside the sample population was analyzed and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was gotten from the analysis. From the analysis of the data collected from the sample respondents in respect to the research question, it was found that there exist some factors causing the decline of enrolment of physical education in senior secondary school certificate examination. It was revealed from the findings that students’ reluctance to offer physical education is high among other factors. Some suggestions were made in this study to enhance students enrolment in senior secondary school.