Owoyale,-AbdulganiyAbdur-Rafiu, J.Sanusi,2025-05-072025-05-0720242. Owoyale-Abdulganiy, Abdur-Rafiu, J. & Sanusi, R.A. (2024). Correlation between Home Variables and Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Islamic Studies in Oyo North Senatorial District, Nigeria. Rima International Journal of Education (RIJE), 3 (1) 38–47, Published by Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria. https://rijessu.com/volume-3-issue-1/2756-6749https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16136An empirical researchHome factors have been identified as one of the critical determinants of students' academic performance. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between home variables and Islamic Studies academic performance among senior secondary school students. The target population comprised all 31, 706 SSS 2 students in three Local Government Areas within Oyo North Senatorial District land, with a purposive sample size of 240 students that offered Islamic Studies across the various selected schools. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.87 after validation and testing. Performance in Islamic studies was determined using the Islamic Studies Performance Test (ISPT), while demographic information and research questions were answered using frequency and percentage analysis. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) at a significance level of 0.05 tested research hypotheses. The findings showed that socio-economic status had a strong positive relationship with academic achievement in Islamic Studies among senior secondary school students in Oyo North Senatorial District (r.cal.=149, p.<0.05). Additionally, family type also had significant positive effects on their academic performances (r.cal.=114, p.<0.05). Based on these results, it is concluded that high parental socio-economic status has considerable influence over senior secondary school student's performance in Islamic studies within Oyo North Senatorial District; also, intact families positively affect them too. Therefore, it is recommended that parents should strive to improve their socio-economic status by attaining higher education levels or occupying high social positions while improving financial stability; furthermore, living together as an intact family unit could enhance their child's educational outcomes significantly.enHome variablesacademic performanceIslamic Studiessocio-economic statusfamily typeintactbrokenArticle