Are Central Schools Really More Accommodating to Students than Provincial Schools and Does Gender Play a Role?

The present study is descriptive in nature and is intended to investigate the effect of type of school and gender on school adjustment of children. The data for present study have been collected from various central and provincial board affiliated schools of Kashmir valley. A sample of 720 tenth grade students from both central (CBSE) and provincial (JKBOSE) participated in the study. Proportionate sample was drawn from both type of schools and both genders to maintain the ratio. Student’s School adjustment Scale developed by Surskha Sarsani (2017) was used for data collection. t-test was administered to test the significance of mean difference between the groups. Results of the study reveal that the students enrolled in central schools are well adjusted in their school as compared to their counterparts enrolled in provincial schools. Results further reveal that there is no significant difference between males and females in their school adjustment.