THE EFFECTS OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES UPON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN PAKISTAN

Involvement in co-curricular activities affects the academic performance of the students. Many studies have been carried out revealing the fact that co-curricular activities certainly affect academic achievement of students. The study was descriptive and all government girls’ secondary schools in were taken as samples by applying John Curry sample rule of thumb. The objectives of the study were to know the awareness, trends, and effects of stakeholders regarding co-curricular activities (communication skills) at the secondary school level. Data were collected through a questionnaire of a 5-point Likert scale. The collected data were statistically analyzed over SPSS by using the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and correlation. The conclusions were drawn which revealed that co-curricular activities have positive effects on students' academic achievement. Some suggestions were drawn for government of the time, education department, policy and decision-makers, school staff, parents and other students to support schools in all co-curricular activities to promote the students' quality education in Pakistan.