UTILIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AS CORRELATE OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the utilization and maintenance of schools‘ facilities as correlate of students‘ academic 
achievement in senior secondary schools in Kaduna state. The purpose of this study was to determine the utilization 
and maintenance of schools‘ facilities as correlate of students‘ academic achievement in senior secondary schools 
in Kaduna state, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. the study adopted descriptive survey 
design, the area of the study was Kaduna state. The population of the study comprised 337 principals and 5128 
teachers and 134,346 in all the senior secondary schools within the five education zones of Kaduna State. The 
sample size of 166 principals, 365 teachers and 531 senior secondary school students which were statistically 
determined using Taro Yamane formula for finite population. The instrument was questionnaire named 
―principals‘ management of school facilities questionnaire‖ (PMSFQ) designed by the researcher and pro forma 
to elicit students‘ academic achievement. The instruments were validated by 4 validators. The reliability coefficient 
of 0.82 was obtained using cronbach‘s alpha method. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation 
was used to answered research questions while the null hypotheses were answered using linear regression analysis. 
All the hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance were rejected. Based on the data collected and analyzed 
statistically, all the results of the finding revealed that utilizing with the mean of 3.02 and maintenance with the 
mean of 3.31. findings revealed that utilization and maintenance of schools‘ facilities have contributed to students‘ 
academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Kaduna State. Among others, it was recommended that 
school facilities should be provided to enable students‘ and teachers to concentrate on their job for effective 
delivery.