Socio-economic Factors Influencing Students Performance In Kenya Certificate Secondary Examination In Secondary Schools In Igembe South District, Eastern Province, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the influence that family socioeconomic status has on students‟ academic performance. The independent variable for the study was socioeconomic status (SES) of the family, and would be measured by the family income and education level of the parents. The dependent variable was students‟ academic performance in examinations. The study adopted an ex-post factor survey design, and was conducted in public secondary schools in Igembe South District, from which ten schools were randomly selected for the study using stratified random sampling. All the…