Malila, Mwabless Nelson2025-08-182025-08-182003https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6931Dissertationresponsibilities to stakeholders. Time management in secondary schools depends on school administration, teachers and students. With this reality therefore the relationship between time resource management and students’ performance is decisive in educational planning and quality improvement. This study investigated time resource management and its impacts on students’ performance. Specifically the study examined the extent to which utilisation of time allocated for teaching and learning has any impact on students’ scores. The study involved 28 teachers and 102 Form Three students randomly sampled from nine secondary schools in Dodoma region. The study was conducted by using structured questionnaire as a major tool for data collection. Non participatory observation, in-depth interviews and secondary sources were used to gather supplementary information. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse data generated by questionnaires. The study revealed existence of time wastage in schools and positive correlation between wise use of time and negative correlation between misused learning time and students performance. The most important factors determining students’ performance encompasses subjects teachers quality, numbers of teachers in schools, learning environment, time spent by teachers and students in learning process per week, students readiness, attendance and distance to school. Students’ performance reflected time management levels and practices that prevail in schools. Majority students both in rural and urban schools scored ‘C’ grades in average followed by ‘D’ grade scores in National Form Two examinations. The study concludes that there is inadequacy of consciousness on effective time resource utilisation in secondary schools. Abuse of time has negative impact on students’ performance. The study recommends that, heads of schools should make sure that school activities are carried out as per schedules. Schools Recent developments in resources management advocate empowerment and iii should periodically evaluate the way spend time located for various activities. Employers should motivate teachers so as to manage well time resource in schools. Teachers’ quality should constantly be improved. Schools should also establish a culture of valuing time asenResource managementStudents’ performanceTime resourceSecondary schoolThesis