Effect of Lateness to School on Senior Secondary School Students' Achievement in Physics And Mathematics in Kwali Area Council, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

The study investigated the effect of lateness to school on senior secondary school students' achievement in Physics and Mathematics in Kwali area council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria. The design of this study was an ex-post facto research design. The population for this study consists of all physics and mathematics students in the public senior secondary schools in Kwali area council under FCT Abuja in the 2021/2022 academic session. 80 physics and mathematics SS2 students were selected from four schools using 3-stage sampling technique. The instruments used for the study was Students Register and Students' Academic Performance in Physics and Mathematics subjects in the 2021/2022 academic session. The study was guided by two research questions and hypotheses tested at ?=0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistical analysis. The findings revealed that Punctuality to school had high positive effect on students' academic achievement in physics and mathematics. Lateness to schools contributed to female students' low academic achievement in physics and mathematics than their male counterparts. It was therefore recommended that government at all levels should increase education budget with the view to increasing number of schools. This would reduce students home school distance, thus reduce students lateness to school and Parent especially mothers should reduce giving domestic activities to female students at home especially in the morning hours within which students get ready for school.