Influence of School Climate on Senior Secondary School Students Academic Performance in The English Language

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of school climate on senior secondary school students’ academic performance in the English language in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design of survey type. The target population was made up of two thousand, seven hundred and fifty-one public senior secondary school two students. We used a simple random sampling technique to select five public senior secondary schools in the Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State while a purposive sampling technique was used to select one hundred and twenty senior secondary school two students for the study. Two instruments were used to collect data in the study namely; the School Climate Questionnaire (SCQ) and the English Language Performance Test (ELPT). The research questions were answered using frequency and percentage while the hypothesis was tested using linear regression analysis. The findings showed the significant relative influence of school climate on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in English Language. It was recommended that the school administration should provide a conducive school climate to facilitate teaching and learning processes in the English language.