GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

Abstract The study investigated School Variables and personality development of primary school pupils in Uyo Senatorial District. To conduct the study, the researcher adopted descriptive survey design. The population for this study consisted of all primary school pupils in Uyo Senatorial District estimated at four hundred and twenty-one thousand, two hundred and five pupils (421,205). A sample size of five hundred (500) primary six pupils was drawn from the population. This was obtained through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data connection was questionnaire duely validated. The data collections were subjected to analysis and interpretation using independent t-test analysis. Findings of the study include that some school variables influence pupils’ personality development while other relate significantly to pupils’ personality development. From the results, it was concluded that school variables such as school proprietorship (public and private) and school location (Urban and Rural) have a significant influence on the personality development of pupils. KEY WORDS: pupil’s personality development, school proprietorship, school location,