The influence of Parents Educational level on Secondary School Students Academic achievements in District Rajanpur

Abstract

This study was conducted to focus the influence and impact of parents educational  level on students academic achievement at secondary level of education. The study utilizes the students results of the 9^th class in secondary school certificate examination taken by the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Dera Ghazi Khan. Oral interview, observation and a questionnaire were used for this study. This article tries to find out the impact of parental education status at students  academic achievements of secondary school level. Research population was the students of different public and private high schools of District Rajanpur, South Punjab. 200 students of Grade 10^th were taken as a sample randomly. Null hypothesis was formulated and tested using independent Z-test analysis. Descriptive study based on empirical data was tested to correlate the described variables. After analysis of the data the research finds significant positive relationship between parents education level and academic achievements of students.

Key Words: parents education level, secondary schools, academic achievements.