Students’ perception of school environment and its impact on English academic achievement

ABSTRACT This research aimed to find out: (1) the students’ perception of school environment at SMA Negeri 17 Makassar, and (2) the impact of school environment on students’ English academic achievement at SMA Negeri 17 Makassar This research employed qualitative method. The subjects of this research were twenty students of SMA Negeri 17 Makassar, which were recruited through a purposive sampling technique. The data of this research were collected through observation and interview. The obtained data was analyzed through four major phases namely data collection, data display, data condensation and draw a conclusion. The data is collected from interview of 20 students of SMA Negeri 17 Makassar which is recorded and then transcribed. The results of this research are presented descriptively in order to reveal the students’ perception comprehensively. It was found that (1) the the school environment at SMA Negeri 17 Makassar is conducive and supportive place for learning. (2) The impacts of school environment on student English academic achievement based on students perception: 60% students believed the impact was significant, 30% students believed the impact was not significant, and 10% students believed there was no impact of school environment on English academic achievement and there are two major facilities that have impacts on students’ English academic achievement, they are library and language based extra curricular (SEEDS). Key words: School environment, perception, English academic acheivement