IMPACT OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed the influence of infrastructural facilities and administrative space planning on students’ academic performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study are, determining the influence of infrastructural facilities and administrative space planning on academic performance of Student’s in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria: evaluate the influence of administrative space planning on academic performance of Student’s in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 8,229 respondents which consisted of 7, 634 Senior Secondary School Teachers, 407 Principals and 229 School Supervisors from all the twelve (12) Education Zones in Kaduna State. Self-design questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The findings of the study revealed that infrastructural facilities planning such as well-planned classroom blocks, laboratories, libraries and entrepreneurship workshops enhanced Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. It was concluded that Students’ Academic Performance will improve if infrastructural facilities planning such as well-planned Classroom Blocks, Laboratories, Libraries and Entrepreneurship Workshops are made available in Senior Secondary Schools. The study recommended that, Kaduna State Ministry of Education should make adequate provision of infrastructural facilities such as Classrooms, Laboratories, Desks and Chairs in Senior Secondary Schools so as to enhance students’ academic performance and achieve maximum educational outcomes in the State.