Abstract:
This paper examines the influence of secondary education in promoting; health awareness, gender awareness and
civic awareness. The study sought to assess whether the education policy which considers secondary education as
the key instrument in bringing social and economic transformation has been reflected in graduates’ livelihood
strategies once they graduate and go back to the societies. The study was conducted in Mvomero district in
Tanzania. Quantitative methods were used to assess the relationship between education attainment and one’s social
economic awareness. Stratified sampling was employed to get the two strata namely secondary education
graduates and primary education both working in informal sectors. Systematic sampling was then used to select
the participants from each stratum. The sample comprised of 170 secondary education graduates and 170 primary
education graduates making a total of 340 respondents. The data were analyzed by SPSS and Man Whitney U test
in particular. The result for the study shows education to have negligible impact in influencing livelihood strategies
to graduates as there is no notable difference between Primary and secondary education graduates. The study
suggests the ministry of education, policy makers and policy implementers to work together so as to bring about
positive results which could reflect the policy statements and manifestations.
