Adequacy of the Physical Plant and Facilities, Parental Support and the Academic Performance of the Senior High School Students

AUTHOR(S)

Hilario P. Rodriguez, Jr

ABSTRACT

The study determined the adequacy of the Physical Plant and Facilities, Parental Support, and the Academic Performance of Senior High School Students in Liloan National Technical Vocational School, Southern Leyte. The findings of the study were the basis for a proposed Action Plan. The study involved 26 teachers and 40 parents. There were also 552 senior school students included. Complete enumeration was used in sampling. The physical facilities were perceived to be adequate and the condition is perceived to be very good. Parental support is also perceived as high. The majority of the students have a good grade range of 80-84, which is interpreted as Satisfactory. However, many students got a grade range of fairly satisfactory and very satisfactory. In all variables correlated to the academic performance: lab, library, equipment, and school facility the correlation reveals higher values on computed than the table values and so the null hypothesis is rejected. This means that there is a significant relationship between the status of school facilities and academic performance. In all variables correlated to the academic performance: volunteering, school awareness, home learning, and volunteering correlate higher values on computed than the table values, so the null hypothesis is rejected. This means that there is significant relationship between the status of school facilities and academic performance. This implies that parental support has strong impact on the success and failure of the students at school. The school sufficiently provided the physical facilities and the parental support of the parents were highly perceived and accorded. Hence, the students’ academic performance was significantly enhanced by providing learning facilities and greater parental support. The proposed action plan should be implemented.