Academic Stress in Relation to Academic Performance of High School Students in The New Normal Education

ABSTRACT : This study aimed to determine the academic stress in relation to academic performance of highschool students in the new normal education. The researcher utilized the descriptive research designwithquestionnaire as the instrument in gathering data from the 392 students who were randomly selected.Statistical analysis shows that the assessment on academic stress was ―Moderately Stressful‖ and onwell-being was ―Sometimes‖. The academic performance the students was rated ―Very Satisfactory‖. There issignificant difference on sex towards academic undertaking and parental pressure while significant on agetowards academic undertaking. There is significant difference according to learning modality on emotional,social, intellectual and spiritual well-being; significant on sex towards physical well-being and grade leveltowards intellectual well-being. There is negligible correlation between the level of academic stress andacademic performance and positive slight correlation between the well-being and academic performance.It is recommended thatparents are encouraged not to force children to have good academicperformance. Need to assessed and understand the intellectual ability of the children. Students are encouraged toparticipate in activities promoting health, social, and spiritual wellness and further study be conducted on thedesign of a curriculum which optimizes the balance between the ‗push‘ factors bringing out the students,maintaining standards, etc.), and inducing undue and unproductive stress.