Abstract
The study examined the Influence of Parental Support and Socio-Economic Status on Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in Gwale Zonal Educational Directorate, Kano State Nigeria. four research objectives with two corresponding research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. An ex-post facto research design was employed for the study. The population of this study comprised all SS II Senior Secondary School Students in Gwale Zonal Education Directorate with a total number of 8,885 both male and female, out of which 370 students were selected as sample using a multi-stage sampling technique. The data were collected using two instruments; Parental Academic Support Questionnaire (PASQ) and Kuppuswamy Classification of Socio economic Status (KCSES). The data collection instruments were face validated by expert in Educational Psychology. Using Split Half method, the instruments were found to have reliability index of 0.81, and 0.77 for Parental Academic Support Questionnaire (PASQ), and Kuppuswamy Classification of Socio economic Status (KCSES) respectively. Also, an average mark English and Mathematics in the qualifying examination for 2023/2024 was used as a measure of academic achievement. To analyze the data Descriptive statistic of mean and standard deviation was used to answer research questions 1, and 2, also independent sample t-test was used to test hypothesis 1 and 2, The study revealed that most of the participants in the study area were found to have high levels of parental support; and Most of the students' parents were found to have high levels of socioeconomic status; the study founds no significant difference in academic achievement based on the levels of parental support from t-test analysis (t= .670, p = .503 p>.05).; the study found significant difference exist in academic achievement based on the levels of socioeconomic status from t-test analysis (t= 2.231, p = .026 p<.05). Based on these findings, the study concluded that Parental Support, and Socioeconomic Status were found to be dominant in the study area, also Socioeconomic Status was found to influence Academic Achievement while contrary to this, Parental Support do not influence Academic Achievement. The study recommended among others that educational institutions and policymakers should continue to encourage and support parents in their involvement in their children's education. This could be achieved through workshops, seminars, and information sessions to enhance parental support

Keywords
Parental Support, Socio-Economic Status, Academic Achievement