School Climate and its Effect on Students’ Enrolment Growth: A Case Study of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Model Staff School, Bauchi

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between school climate and student’ enrolment growth in Abubakar Tatari Ali polytechnic Model Staff School, Bauchi, (popularly called ATAP International School, Annex). Correlational and descriptive survey research designs were adopted in this study. Five essential dimensions of school climate were focused in the study, name: institutional environment, school-community relationship, principal’s leadership, teaching and learning, and school fees. The target population for this study comprised all parents in the host community, all the teachers and all the students in Abubakar Tatari Ali polytechnic Model Staff School, Bauchi. A sample of 148 respondents participated in the study. The respondent participants comprised 90 parents, 19 teachers and 39 students. Sample of the parents was selected through random sampling technique, while census (i.e. involving all subjects) sampling technique was employed to sample teachers. The student respondents for the study were selected through stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was utilized as the tool for data collection. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in the form of mean and standard deviation and regression analysis. The hypothesis of the study was tested at α=.05level of significance. The study rejected the null (Ho) hypothesis and accepted the alternative (Ha) hypothesis of the study which stated that school climate factors have significant effect on students’ enrolment growth in Abubakar Tatari Ali polytechnic model staff school, Bauchi. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that the school should improve such climate dimensions as principal’s leadership, school-community relationship, teaching/learning and institutional environment.