This study was designed to find out the influence of school requirements on the pupils’ academic performance in urban and rural schools in Kumba III sub Division. The study employed a survey design whereby information was collected from pupils via a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed descriptively using frequency, proportion and Multiple-Response Analysis (MRA). To discuss the hypotheses, the perceptions between those that agreed and disagreed were compared using the Chi-Square test of Equality of Proportion. The results of the findings revealed a more realistic picture of the educational context and conclude that all the types of school needs are very necessarily and shall be paid sufficient attention as they have specific roles to play in the child success and disciplinary development. Unfortunately, unlike what people might assume, pupils were not adequately equipped with all the types of school needs considered in this study, notably textbooks, writing materials, school wears and farm tools. This is course of concern because the importance of schools needs in the performance of students is obvious and has been proven by several African scholars and others over centuries. It was then recommended that all the educational stakeholders which includes policy makers, curriculum planners and designers, School administrator, school proprietors, PTAs and much more essential parents must put their efforts together to ensure that children have their textbooks, writing materials, school wears and farm tools for effective teaching and learning; that parents should be educated on the importance of school needs for children to have their school needs. The importance of extra-curricular activities as farming should be emphasized upon. The government shall put in place policies to make textbooks more available and affordable for parents, reducing their cost and avoiding constants change of books for instance.
School, Requirements, Academic, Performance, Pupils, Rural, Urban, Kumba, Cameroon
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