Influence of Parental Education on Private and Government Secondary School Students

Abstract

The present paper was conducted to study the parental education of private and government secondary school students. Descriptive method was adopted for this research paper and the sample comprised of 800 secondary school students in which 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) were taken from private schools and 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) were taken from government schools. The qualification of fathers from private secondary students was found to be 41.8% who have done graduation, and the minimum 1.5% was illiterate whereas father’s qualification of government secondary students in which 38.5% were middle pass and 33.3% were illiterate. Further it was found that the qualification of mothers from private school students was found to be 39.3% who have done higher secondary and 7.0% were illiterate whereas the mothers qualification of government secondary students in which 62.5% were illiterate and 26.8% were middle pass. The semi-literate and uneducated are aware of the broader benefits of education, but are not yet fully aware of the level of interaction that is required to support and encourage their children for school success