THE IMPACT OF FINANCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKWANGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NASSARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

¹E.I. Dang & ²E.J. Bulus

Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education University of Jos.

Government Secondary School Ubbe, Nassarawa Eggon LGA, Nassarawa State.

Email: dange@unijos.edu.ng; josephbulus10@yahoo.com

Abstract: The Nigerian National Policy on Education (2014), recognised education as an expensive social service that requires adequate financial provision from all tiers of government for its successful implementation. The role education play in economic development cannot be overemphasized, hence the need for all hands to be on deck for proper development of the educational system. Finance has been identified as one of the major challenge to educational achievement and development for both individuals and the society at large. This research is conducted to determine the impact of finance on student’s academic performance/achievement in secondary schools. The research design adopted for this study is a survey research design. Three hypotheses are stated, to guide the researchers in reaching the needed conclusion for the study. SS II students in Akwanga LGA, of Nassarawa State, Nigeria made up the population for the study. The instruments adopted for the collection of data are structured questionnaires which were administered to elicit responses from the respondent, with respect to their financial disposition and an achievement test, to determine the students’ academic performance. Chi-square ( ) was used in testing the hypotheses. The study put forward some recommendations, among which are; for government to make provision for adequate infrastructures and facilities needed for smooth operations of the school system, be it boarding house, public and or private so as to create balance among the students, there is need for the provision of scholarship especially for student from low socio-economic background, learners are also encouraged to engage in collaborative studies among their peer so as to enable them tap from the experience of each other not minding their background.