Authors : Moisés Ernesto Jaíme Siquente; Arsenio Cuco

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 4 - April

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26apr2346

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Abstract : The article's theme was – School Council Management Practices and their Influence on the Quality of Education: a Case Study at Secondary School X – Mocuba (2020-2024). The methodology was based on the following methodological procedures: interpretative paradigm, qualitative approach, descriptive research, inductive method, case study, 10 study participants, data collection techniques and instruments (semi-structured interview and document analysis), and forms of data presentation and analysis and discussion of results, content analysis. The results revealed that the activities carried out by the school council at Secondary School X in Mocuba relate to meetings held at the school to discuss the teaching and learning process and decision-making. The management practices of the school council at Secondary School X in Mocuba refer to the verification of all pedagogical and financial activities of the school. The functioning of the school council at Secondary School X in Mocuba concerns the representation of this body by all members of the school community, from the administration, technical-administrative staff, teachers, parents and/or guardians, students, and other entities of civil society. The indicators of the quality of education at Secondary School X in Mocuba are: the teacher-student ratio in the classroom and the respective flow, academic achievement, and the school's conditions.

Keywords : Management, School Council, Quality, Education.

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