Influence of school environment and academic achievement of higher secondary commerce students

This study was conducted on the school environment and academic achievement of higher secondary commerce students in Cuddalore district, Tamilnadu. The random sampling technique with the normative survey method was used to collect 200 samples from the area of the study. For the data collection, the investigator used the school environment and academic achievement scale. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation to answer research questions, while t-test and coefficient of correlation of fit was deployed to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that 1. There is no significant difference between male and female higher secondary commerce students in their School Environment. 2. There is no significant difference between rural and urban higher secondary commerce students in their School Environment. 3. There is significant difference between male and female higher secondary commerce students studying in their academic achievement. 4. There is significant difference between rural and urban area higher secondary commerce students in their academic achievement. 5. There is significant relationship between the school environment and academic achievement of higher secondary commerce students.