Authors :
Angwaomaodoko; Ejuchegahi Anthony
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8282772
Abstract :
The study is aimed at investigating the impact
of socioeconomic status on academic performance with
focus being place on the comparison between private and
public schools in Nigeria, bearing in mind the
stratification that exist based on the privilege enjoyed
between citizens of low and high socioeconomic status. A
total of 211 students who had just completed their
secondary school education participated in the study.
The student were organised in a class and were lectured
on a concept. After the lectures, an assessment test was
conducted for the students. The students were further
issued questionnaire to supply information as regards
the level of their parent’s literacy and occupation. The
result of the study indicates that socio economic status of
parents has an impact on the academic performance of
their children; with the student from private schools
background recording better grade as compared to their
counterpart from public schools. The study concludes
that the Government should ensure proper funding of
public school and also engage in proper follow up of
government policies across all public schools from the
ministry of education to ensure that these schools meet
up to standard.
Keywords :
Socioeconomic; Private School; Public School; Nigeria.
The study is aimed at investigating the impact
of socioeconomic status on academic performance with
focus being place on the comparison between private and
public schools in Nigeria, bearing in mind the
stratification that exist based on the privilege enjoyed
between citizens of low and high socioeconomic status. A
total of 211 students who had just completed their
secondary school education participated in the study.
The student were organised in a class and were lectured
on a concept. After the lectures, an assessment test was
conducted for the students. The students were further
issued questionnaire to supply information as regards
the level of their parent’s literacy and occupation. The
result of the study indicates that socio economic status of
parents has an impact on the academic performance of
their children; with the student from private schools
background recording better grade as compared to their
counterpart from public schools. The study concludes
that the Government should ensure proper funding of
public school and also engage in proper follow up of
government policies across all public schools from the
ministry of education to ensure that these schools meet
up to standard.
Keywords :
Socioeconomic; Private School; Public School; Nigeria.
