Impacts of Parent’s Socio-Economic Status on Academic Performance among Public Secondary Schools Students in Maiduguri, Borno State

Sherifat Bello Abdu, Aminu Babakura, Mohammed Goni Tela

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of parental socioeconomic status on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Maiduguri. A descriptive survey design using a sample of 158 students, 17 teachers and 11 parents’ representatives was used to execute the study. Questionnaires were used to collect information from students and teachers while interview schedule was used to collect information from parents. Quantitative data from the questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS. The findings of the study were that parent’s income, level of education, occupation and parental involvement in education influences students’ academic performance to a great extent. In order to improve students’ academic performance the study recommends that; schools should put in place systems to enhance parental involvement in education, the government should grant bursary allocation to students from poor families to retain them in school and parents should be highly sensitized about the benefits of parental involvement in education.


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