International Doctoral Research Scholars Journal (IDRSJ), Vol. 1, Issue No. 1, March, 2019, ISSN 2665-0541 142 Enerico John Sumbizi, (2019), What Motivates Primary Pupils to Go for Secondary Education? : An Analysis of Transition Facets and Empirical Evidences From Mpanda District Council, Tanzania, International Doctoral Research Scholars Journal, JLS Africa Abstract— Motivation is the underpinning impetus of all human behaviours. Learning as behaviour in its course needs a motivated learner for realization of intended outputs and outcomes. This paper is a research oriented that was conducted in Mpanda district, in Tanzania involving primary and secondary school students, parents, teachers, ward executive officers, education officers at district and secondary levels, and other prominent education stakeholders. Main objective of the study was to analyse motivation of primary school pupils towards secondary level schooling. Specifically the study intended to investigate primary school pupils’ motivation for secondary education. Survey design was employed where cross section qualitative and quantitative data were collected through probability and purposive sampling techniques from a 286 sample size. It was revealed that primary school pupils were not motivated enough to join secondary education because of distorted information about secondary education and that education system was seen not good enough to attract primary school pupils to join secondary schools. The study recommended that primary school pupils should be disseminated with enough and relevant information about secondary education beyond that of employment and white collar jobs and also education system especially at school level, should be improved to attract primary school pupils to join secondary education. Key words: pupils; motivation; schooling 1.0 Introduction This paper intends to give a snapshot of the role of motivation to pupils as they transcend all the way from primary to higher levels of education system. The role of education to any country’s development endeavours is well understood. No country will ever reach its sustainable development goals without integrating education to development planning (URT & UNDP,2015). This paper intend to highlight the role of motivation in teaching and learning process and the effect there of in learners readiness towards lifelong learning process. Some of the areas that the paper has paid attention are background to education globally, dimension and types of motivation, theoretical framework underpinned the study, motivation of primary school pupils for secondary schooling, knowledge of primary school pupils on secondary education, views from other education stakeholder on primary school pupils understanding of secondary education, and the rationale for motivated students to participate into education system. Those are areas of concentration and discussion that gave the recommendations and conclusion of the study 2.0 Background of the Information According to UNESCO (2009a;2010;2014),education for sustainable economic development should be relevant to equip learners with the sufficient knowledge, skills, and values that will help them address contemporary social, environmental and economic challenges. This form of education has to transform learners into innovative individuals, preparing children to be learner centred and agents of educational process from early childhood to old age and promote learning within and without their educational institutions. Furthermore, education for sustainable development should gear to eliminate WHAT MOTIVATES PRIMARY PUPILS TO GO FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION? : AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSITION FACETS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES FROM MPANDA DISTRICT COUNCIL, TANZANIA Enerico John Sumbizi 1