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Abstract

This study investigated the principals’ management of schools facilities as correlate of ‎students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Adamawa state. The purpose of ‎this study was to determine the principals’ management of schools facilities as correlate of ‎students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Adamawa state, one hypothesis ‎guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design; the area of the study was ‎Adamawa state. The population of the study comprised 337 principals and 5128 teachers and ‎‎134,346 in all the senior secondary schools within the five education zones of Adamawa State. ‎The sample size of 166 principals, 365 teachers and 531 senior secondary school students ‎which were statistically determined using Taro Yamane formula for finite population. The ‎instrument was questionnaire named “principals’ management of school facilities ‎questionnaire” (PMSFQ) designed by the researcher and pro forma to elicit students’ ‎academic achievement. The instruments were validated by 4 validators. The reliability ‎coefficient of 0.82 was obtained using cronbach’s alpha method. The null hypothesis was ‎answered using linear regression analysis. The hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance ‎was rejected. In conclusion it was reveal that principals’ management of schools facilities have ‎contributed to students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools of Adamawa state. ‎Among the recommendations, school facilities should be provided to enable students’ and ‎teachers to concentrate on their job for effective delivery‎‎‎‎‎‎.