Abstract

The main aim of this study was to compare the Usage of Information Technology (IT) on Internal Controls System (ICS) in Private and Public Secondary Schools in Arumeru District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. This research adopted causal research design approach. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents disagreed with application of information technology on internal control systems in their schools. The results from private schools showed that the application of information technology on Internal Control Systems was higher while those of public schools showed that the application of information technology on Internal Control System was lower. The results further revealed that Internal Control System take place among Public and Private Secondary Schools in Arumeru District. The findings revealed that, the independent sample t –test indicates that the Sig. of .000 is less than the critical value (.005) which implies that the difference of mean scores between public and private schools was significant. This implies that private schools are doing better in the application of information technology on internal control system than their public school counterparts. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected and maintained that there is a significant difference in the application of Information Technology on Internal Control System (ICS) in Arumeru District by school stakeholders categorized according to type of schools. The researchers recommend that schools should increase their budget to support information technology in public secondary schools to enhance their IT facilities, qualified personnel in the usage of information technology, and up to date software for internal control system. Further the researchers recommend that future researchers should research on the usage of IT in teaching.