Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Academic Performance among Ninth Grade Secondary School Students in Two Diocesan Colleges in Mauritius

Steven Ludovic Mootooveeren Mootoocurpen ,Goonesh Kumar Bahadur ,Dorothy Cooshna-Naik

doi:10.7176/jep/12-17-04

Abstract

Over recent years, there has been a decrease in the performance of students especially in mixed ability colleges in Mauritius. This study investigated the relationship between academic performance and the socio-economic status (SES). The findings showed that the students’ performances at schools were affected by social, cultural and economic factors. Social factors like indiscipline, sickness, lack of interest in school, broken families and substance abuse were the main factors identified to affect negatively the performance of students in schools. It was also observed that due the lack of parents involvement, the academic performance of the students were also affected. Keywords: Socio-economic Status, social factors, cultural factors, economic factors, academic performance DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-17-04 Publication date: June 30 th 2021

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One of the most discussed concerns among professionals of the educational sector is the relationship between the academic performance and the socio-economic status (SES) of pupils
This study investigated whether the school factors such as infrastructure and adequacy of school equipment had influence on pupils’ academic performance. 248 people including rectors, parents, teachers and pupils participated in this particular survey (Table 8)
This study investigated on the relationship between academic performance and the socio economic status (SES) in Mauritius

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One of the most discussed concerns among professionals of the educational sector is the relationship between the academic performance and the socio-economic status (SES) of pupils. The link between socio-economic status and the academic performance of students has been widely studied in social sciences. SES being a common variable used in educational research (Sirin, 2005) has been conceptualized in different ways in the literature. SES is seen as a measure of one’s combined economic status and social status (Baker, 2014). Other indicators for SES include education, social class or income (Darin-Mattsson, Fors & Kåreholt, 2017). For the purpose of this current study, we consider SES as achievement of families in terms of income, educational achievement and their respective occupation

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