The Effect of Schools’ Proximity to Students’ Attendance and Academic Performance

AUTHOR(S)

SHARON B. ARANGGO

ABSTRACT

—— — This study aimed to identify the effect of school’s proximity to students’ attendance and academic performance. The respondents of the study were the one hundred fifty two (152) Grade 7 students of Mutia National High School and Mutia National High School Extension – Alvenda of Division of Zamboanga del Norte. Descriptive-correlational method of research was used to find the effect of schools’ proximity to students’ attendance and academic performance. This study aimed to look into possible differences in the students’ class attendance when grouped according to profile and possible association of school proximity to students’ class attendance and academic performance. Descriptive method was employed to find the average class attendance and average academic performance of Grade 7 students of Mutia National High School and Mutia National High School Extension – Alvenda. It was also used to determine the school proximity in terms of walkability and accessibility. The design was used to determine whether there is a significant difference in the students’ class attendance when grouped according to profile and significant difference in the students’ academic performance also when grouped according to profile. The correlational method was used to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the school proximity in term of distance, walkability, and accessibility and class attendance and academic performance. It was also used to determine the strength of association when there is statistical significance. Based on the findings of the study that there is a slight effect of school’s proximity to students’ attendance and academic performance in Mutia National High School and Mutia National High School Extension – Alvenda. That is, the more walkable and accessible the school the better students’ class attendance and academic performance. As revealed in the findings, it was concluded that there is a significant relationship between class attendance and school’s proximity in terms of walkability and accessibility and satisfactorily influenced to academic performance of the students. Recommendations such as strictly implementation of DepEd’s home visitation program so that teachers will faithfully monitor students’ class attendance especially those who are at-risk and proper coordination to the office of Department of Social Welfare and Development in the municipality to enforce the conditionalities of 4P’s of the government to encourage the parents to oblige their children to attend classes strengths and focus on the most pressing needs. Keywords — Accessibility, Walkability, Schools’ Proximity to Students, Attendance , Academic Performance