A Comparative Analysis of High and Low Performing Schools in Agriculture in Eswatini

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Based on external agriculture examination results in Eswatini, this comparative study analyzed 27 schools — 15 high-performing and 12 low-performing (with 38 and 26 teachers participating, respectively) — using a questionnaire validated by three experts and two agriculture teachers and tested for reliability with a Cronbach's alpha of .82. High-performing schools were found to differ from low-performing ones in learner motivation to excel academically, practicing farming in the school garden, students consulting teachers, provision of extra lessons, monitoring of class attendance and absenteeism, and teachers attending classes regularly, with the Ministry of Education and Training, headteachers, agriculture teachers, and parents also more involved in high-performing schools.