Impact of School Facilities on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Students in Lafia, Nasarawa State

This study examined the Impact of School Facilities on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The population of the study comprised both public and private senior secondary schools’ teachers and students. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Simple random sampling was used to select 140 teachers and 129 SSS2 students from four secondary schools. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The instruments used for data collection were Proforma for students’ test scores and a thirty-item questionnaire titled “Teachers Perceived Impact of School Facilities on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Lafia Local Government Area (TPISFSAPQ)”. The validity index of each section of the questionnaire stood at 0.85, 0.73, 0.80, 0.76 and 0.88 respectively. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions; Multiple Regression was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that school facilities have high impacts on students’ academic performance. Also, school facilities variables did not significantly predict students’ academic performance in English Language and Mathematics. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that school facilities provide better quality and richer environment for students, while making teaching more enjoyable for teachers. It was therefore recommended among others that school managers should carry out a comprehensive inventory of school facilities to obtain information on the components, policies and procedures of new or existing facilities.