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Item THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEENPARENTAL SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND LEARNERS` ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF SIDAMA REGIONAL STATE(Hawassa university, 2023-11) EYASU ENDIRIAS EYAMOxi ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between parental socioeconomic status and student’s academic achievement in secondary schools of Sidama Regional State. To carry out this study correlational research design was employed. Participants of the study 384 were selected through simple random sampling techniques and 11 parents were selected through purposive sampling techniques. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. Questionnaires were used as main tool of data collection from students. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis were employed in order to meet the objective of study. Quantitative data obtained through questionnaires analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics like correlation analysis was used to analyze qualitative data and qualitative date analysed through narration. The findings of the study explained that there is statistically significant relationship between parental socioeconomic status and students’ academic achievements, parents income was highly correlated with students’ academic achievement, students from educated parents achieves better academic result than uneducated parents and occupation of parents affects students’ academic achievement, parents with low occupation status are unable to purchase the school goods and services for their children ,some parents wants their children to take up the same type of occupation and there was weak correlation between parental occupation and students’ academic achievements. After statistical analysis of data, the researchers concluded that parental socio- economic status; parent’s education, parental occupation; and parent’s income correlated with the academic achievement of secondary school students. Based on findings, it was recommended that Poor students should be provided scholarships, free books and other stationary. In addition, it was also recommended that the government should take steps to raise socioeconomic status of people and government should boost the economic status of house hold, and also recommended that government should take necessary action to increase and encourage parent’s education in the Sidama Regional State ,and parents should be aware of the types of occupations they are engaged in since the occupation of parents is capable of facilitating and lifting up students’ academic success and parents should spends more time with their children, especially in communicating about school activities, expectations of academic achievement in Sidama Regional state through investing in more income generating projects in the region