The researchers carried out the study on the relationship that exists between effective strategic planning and its formulation in public secondary schools in Homa – Bay County, Kenya. The researchers used both primary and secondary data which were analyzed and results were gotten. The study established that there is strong relationship that exists between strategic planning and its formulation. The researchers recommended that academic qualification and training of the secondary school principals and BOG chairpersons need to be emphasized as the determinants of effective strategic planning and formulation.
Keywords: School Category, Strategic Planning, Strategy Formulation, Training
