TEACHER ATTRITION AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

The study investigated teachers’ attrition and students’ academic performance in public and private secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of survey type was adopted. The stratified random sampling technique was used. 10 public and 10 private secondary schools were selected through purposive and stratified sampling technique. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Data were collected through the use of a validated “Teacher Attrition Descriptive Questionnaire” (TADQ) with a reliability of r = 0.92, and a proforma of students’ academic performance. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that there was high extent of teacher attrition in public and private secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Also, it was found that the level of students’ academic performance was moderate in both types of school. Again, findings revealed that there was a negative significant relationship between teacher attrition and students’ academic performance in public and private secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government and there was no significant difference in the extent of teacher attrition between public and private secondary schools in study area. Based on the findings, the recommendation were: Better services and good welfare packages should be made available for teachers so as to reduce teacher attrition rate and paying attention to teachers by giving them equal regards like other professions would increase their retention.