Socio-Economic Status and Gender as Correlates of Academic Performance among Senior Secondary School Students in Sokoto Metropolis: Counselling Implications

Abstract

The study investigates socio-economic status and gender as correlates of academic performance among senior secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis using correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of 8,185 students, but the study used a sample of 365 SS I students. Two research instruments: Socio-Economic Status Questionnaire (SESQ) and Academic Performance Test in English (APTIE) and Mathematics (APTIM) were used for data collection. Five hypotheses were formulated and tested. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypotheses. The findings reveal positive significant relationship between socio-economic status, gender and academic performance. It concludes that socio-economic status is a determinant of students’ academic performance, and therefore recommends that, parents should try to maintain a good socio-economic status for their children to perform well in academics