School Climate and Learners’ Achievement in Private Secondary Schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District, Uganda

The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of school climate on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District, Uganda. The study was directed by the following specific objectives of the study; i) To assess the influence of socio-emotional support on learners’ achievement, ii) To assess the influence of school support on learners’ achievement, and iii) To assess the influence of environmental support on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. The study embraced a cross-sectional research design together with only a quantitative approach. Simple linear regression analysis was employed to establish the magnitude, direction, and the significance of the influence of school climate on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. The study utilized a sample of 46 participants constituting of school administrators and teachers who were selected using convenient. The study revealed that social-emotional support has a moderately positive and statistically significant influence on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. Additionally, the study also showed that school support has a moderately positive and statistically significant influence on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. The study further shown that environmental support has a strong positive and statistically significant influence on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. The study concluded that school climate in terms of social-emotional support, school support, and environmental support has a significant influence on learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District in that an improvement in social-emotional support, school support, and environmental support would resultantly lead to an enhancement in learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. The study recommends that school administrators should create a supportive atmosphere that enhances both emotional well-being and academic success through allowing students to express themselves and take an active role in their learning journey as this would influence an improvement in learners’ achievement in private secondary schools in Nabweru Division, Wakiso District.