Impact of the School's Location to the Academic Performance on Selected Students of Ananias C. Hernandez National High School
Keywords:
The keywords used in the study are implication, academic performance, location, teenage pregnancy and early marriage.Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Ananias C. Hernandez Memorial National High School is the only public secondary school that is accessible to the students from Barangay Talaga, Lemery, Batangas. But the only means of transportation in going to the school is by walking since the road is not appropriate for any kind of vehicle. The students have to walk many miles to reach the school that resulted in poor performance in the school. The study was conducted to propose an action plan that will improve the academic performance of selected students from Talaga, Lemery, Batangas who are presently studying at Ananias C. Hernandez Memorial National High School.
METHODS
The study utilized the descriptive method of research to gather the needed data using a questionnaire. The responses given by the participants of the study were treated with the utmost confidentiality.
RESULTS
The study yielded the following results, the location of the school greatly affects the students' academic performance since they have to walk for miles before they can reach the school. They encountered a lot of challenges specifically during bad weather since there is no available means of transportation. As a result, they missed their classes in the morning. Sometimes they missed the different school activities because they cannot report to school on time. In addition to this, some students resort to getting married early to escape the condition. The study is limited only to the students residing in Talaga, Lemery, Batangas who are presently studying at Ananias C. Hernandez Memorial National High School.
DISCUSSIONS
The output of the study is an action plan on how to improve their academic performance. It presented different activities that will provide desirable outputs for the students to enhance their skills and thereby help them realize their goals in life. It will help the teachers to lessen the number of absences of those students and more importantly to decrease cases of teenage pregnancy and early marriage. Above all, it will improve their academic achievement.
