SCHOOL PERSONNEL SERVICES AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.

This study examines students? personnel services and secondary school effectiveness in Calabar south local government area of Cross RiverState, Nigeria. Two research questions were stated to direct the study. The researchers adopted descriptive survey. The population of the study consists of four hundred and sixty five (465) final year students in six secondary schools. A sample size of one hundred and eighty students was selected for this study. Questionnaire titled Personnel Services and School Effectiveness (SPSSEQ) was used for data collection. A reliability estimate of 0.521 and 0.68 was obtained using Cronchbach reliability. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. The result revealed that school health services is relatively high with school effectiveness (x=3.57), (SD=0.48) and responses of orientation services are also significantly high (x=3.90), (SD=0.54). It was therefore recommended that Government and ministry of education should ensure students access to primary health care and provide systems for identification and solution of students? health and educational problems. The Government and Educational stake-holders should provide a healthful and safe school environment that facilitates learning in order to enhance school effectiveness.