A Study of Academic Achievement in Relation to Gender and Schooling

Academic results that show how well a student has met their learning objectives are referred to as academic achievement. Achievement is defined as an endeavour that is accomplished through hard work (Simpson & Weiner, 1989). School is the most significant place where they first come into contact with the working world. Schools play a crucial role in the development of many aspects, such as intellectual, emotional, moral, social, etc. The present research paper is an attempt to study of academic Achievement in relation to gender and types of school. The study was conducted with 200 students (100 male and 100 female) from government and private schools (situated at Varanasi city) with aged 13-18 years, who were studying in classes VII to XII. The findings showed a significant difference between government and private schools on the measure of academic achievement.