Parents Financial Constraints and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of financial constraints of parents on 
the academic performance of secondary school students in Lagos. A 
descriptive survey and chi-square statistical tools were adopted for the study. 
The population of the study consists of all the secondary schools in Ojo Local 
Government Area of Lagos State. One hundred and fifty students were 
selected for the study through a simple random sampling technique. 
Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection which was 
based on the influence of financial constraints of parents on the academic 
performance of secondary school students in Lagos. This finding indicated 
that there was a significant relationship between income statuses of parents 
on the academic performance of secondary school students, there was a 
significant relationship between educational statuses of parents on the 
academic performance of secondary school students, there was a significant 
relationship between parents’ attitude to education on the academic 
performance of secondary school students and there was a significant 
relationship between socio-economic status of parents and academic 
performance of secondary school students. The study recommended that 
parents should be encouraged to support their student’s education by all 
means, in regard to parental socio-economic status, parents should always 
find means to provide for the needs of their wards/children and government 
should increase the support for education through the educational budget.