Abstract
The study aimed to describe and analyze the influences to the students’ choice of a track and strand in senior high school among grade 10 students of Cristo Rey High School. Employing the descriptive-correlational method of research, 253 respondents were chosen using random sampling technique from different year levels were surveyed using the questionnaire method. Frequency and mean computation were utilized in describing the influences under childhood aspirations, family/relative influences, peer/friends influences, values, perceive in-demand jobs, socio-economic status, and school guidance counselor. Whereas, Pearson-Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was the statistical treatment used to relate the influences with the respondents’ age, gender, scholastic aptitude, family monthly income, and parental educational attainment. The research study revealed that among the identified influences, the most influenced was values. Moreover, in-demand jobs were also found to have a significant relationship with the influences of the respondents in choosing a track and strand in senior high school. At the end of the study, an analysis was proposed and the implication of this study to educational management was set out. Since the findings surfaced matters about the influences that students faced with, the study recommended that family and school should work hand in hand to shaped the future of our students by motivating them in choosing the right track and strand for their senior high school.
