ABSTRACT

This study examined the administrative strategies of principals and the academic performance of the students in public secondary schools in Imo State. It employed survey design. Four research questions were posed while three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The Hypothesis one shows that there is no significant difference in the mean rating of the responses of principals and teachers on the impact of e staffing on students' academic performance. The second Hypothesis shows that There is no significant different between the mean perception of principals and teachers on the impact of provision of learning materials on the academic performance of students and the 3 Hypothesis shows that there is no significant different between the mean perception of principals and teachers on the impact of motivation of teachers on the academic performance of students. The population comprised of twenty six thousand two hundred and eighteen (26,218) teachers, principals and students from public secondary schools in the 270 secondary schools in Imo State with a sample size of 2.870 teachers, principals and students. Data were collected using "Principals Administrative Strategies and Students' Academic Performance Questionnaire (PASSAPQ)" which was validated and had a reliability index of 0.92. Mean scores and t-test statistics were employed for data analysis. The study revealed that there were adequate teachers in Imo State. There was however no significant difference in the mean rating of the responses of principals and teachers on the impact of staffing on students' academic performance, another finding of this study shows that staff development impact the academic performance of students. This may be attested in the sense that the principal encourage teachers to attend workshops, seminars, and conferences which has great impact on academic performance of students in Imo State. based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are made; Adequate qualified teachers in specific subject areas should he employed in the school be the government so as to help coordinate the resources in the school. The principal should also practice classroom visitation and call meetings for correction of errors from his observation in to ensure that teachers carry out their duty effectively.