THE EFFECTS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON THE STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUW AMA DIVISION MPIGI, DISTRICT

ABSRACT Generally the researcher set out to collect the data findings on "The effects of socio-economic

status on the student's academic achievements in selected secondary schools in Buwama division

Mpigi district Uganda."

Objectively the study aimed at finding out the effects of socio-economic status on the student's

academic achievements in selected secondary schools in Buwama division in Mpigi district

Uganda. This has been done with the help of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The

following were highlighted as being the main effects of socio- economic status that affects

academic performance of students in secondary schools.

Poor health that leads physical inability to work, Poor planning, poor administration and

Mobilization, High dependency ratios, Low rate of savings High poverty and increasing,

unemployment, Unfair trade terms or lack of market for agric products, Uneconomic

achievements and income inequality, Home-family environment, Value and attitude towards

achievements, Uneconomic achievements and income inequality

These effects have much more resulted from causes because there cannot exist the effects without

their causes. We must therefore note that the effects of socio-economic status are more of

negative effects as opposed to positive ones.

The following are possible solutions towards these effects of social economic status.

The government, should provide capital inform of loans after proper sensitization. Borrowed

loans should be used to generate the income and at the same time to eradicate socio economic

effects among the people living in Buwama subdivision in Mpigi district, Uganda

We can now successfully conclude that the effects of social economic status on the student's

academic achievements are several but the researcher decided specifically to deal on those major

effects resulted from the causes. But the question to be continuously researched on in future is

that of availing enough resourceful information concerning this aspect so as to avoid the scarcity

of resources to finance education, another one is how to contiunue addressing the challenges of

those victims who once were affected with effects of socio-economic status. The challenge at

the moment is how to help those students from low income homes. Another one is how

might the teacher help a school_ of a kind to improve on the academic performance, lastly

is how to ensure that the students become more positive about their chances for