The Influence Of The Physical School Environment On The Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE.]

From the above table, the t-test analysis on variables directly related to whether there is a significant influence of the physical environment of Private Secondary Schools on the Academic Performance of Students in Ilorin West Local Government Area indicated a calculated value of t-value of 1.06 at 249 degree of freedom. The corresponding table value of 3.59 obtained is higher than the calculated t-value. Hypothesis five (H5) is therefore accepted.
Discussion of findings
To obtain an effective outcome between Students’ academic performance and their School environment, all necessary factors that affects their learning processes which direct or indirect such as: school building designs, classroom ventilation and lighting, provision of adequate furniture, the classroom population density and educational resources need to be considered.
The findings of this study sums up that, students can excel either in the city or village provided their immediate environment is not impaired by the existence of social facilities that disrupts their learning pursuits.
The research also recognized the negative impact of distance of School from Students who live in far-away places. It was obviously noted that Students whose School’s environment were complemented by provision of facilities such as Libraries and recreational provisions found it easier to access relevant academic information and easily assimilated lessons taught in class. The end product was higher comprehension rate and better academic performance.