Parenting styles and academic performance of matric learners in Gauteng

The study used a quantitative research design, and a questionnaire was developed to collect demographic and academic performance information and parenting styles scored by the respondents. Parenting styles was split into two dimensions, namely the responsiveness (love, nurture, affection) and demandingness (discipline, strictness, control) dimensions. The values of these dimensions were then correlated with the Grade 11 academic marks of the learners in order to determine what the nature, intensity, and direction of the relationship was. Stratified random sampling was used to select five fee-paying and five non-fee-paying government schools located in Gauteng, South Africa. One hundred learners from these 10 schools volunteered to complete the questionnaire. Data were analysed using Pearson correlation and independent samples t-tests. <br>The dataset includes the data collected from 100 matric learners across 10 schools in the D2 district of Gauteng. The dataset consists of biographical questions, the academic marks of the learners, and finally the 38 item scale for one or two parents or guardians of the learners.