A Quantitative Study of Factors Influencing Students’ Academic Achievement in Mathematics in Private Secondary Schools in Abuja Nigeria

Mathematics is an essential subject taught across secondary schools.It's contribution to skill development and solving societal problems can not be over emphasized.This study examine the factors influencing students' academic achievement in Mathematics in private schools in Abuja, Nigeria.It adopted a correlational research design by sampling 400 secondary school students in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The result indicated that parental support, teachers' attitude, students' attitude, methods of teaching, facilities, and peer influence have a positive correlation with students' academic achievement.In order to improve students' academic performance in Mathematics, government, school administrators, parents, teachers, policy advisors, and students must pay special attention to these factors.