PARENTAL VARIABLES AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

his study investigated parent correlates and students’ academic achievement in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State. Three research questions were posed and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literatures were reviewed based variables studied. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study. Two hundred and cighty wo (282) senior secondary (two (SSI) Biology students were randomly drawn for the study. Two mstruments were constructed and used for collecting data; the questionnaire titled “Questionnaire for Parent Correlates and Students’ Academic Achievement in Biology (QFCSAAB)” and a Biology Achievement Test (BAT). Research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation whiles the research hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression analysis at 0.03 level of significance. Results obtained from the study showed that: Parent cordial relationship accounted for 36% of the secondary school student academic achievement Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area Cross River State, and parent cordial relationship does not significantly influence secondary school students’ academic achievement in Biology: Parent health status accounted for 30% of the secondary schools student academic achievement in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Area Cross River State. also parent health status significantly influences secondary schools student academic achievement Biology: Parent number of children accounted for 27% of secondary school student's academic achievement in Biology in Calabar South Local Government Cross River State, and Parent number of children significantly influences secondary school students’ academic achievement in Biology. The researcher recommended among others that Schools and communities should collaborate with health agencies to provide programs that improve parental health. Healthy parents are more likely to provide the necessary support for their children’s academic success. This could include offering health seminars, medical check-ups, and fitness programs to parent