The Influence of Gender and Social Economic Status on Boarding School Students' English Language Performance/L'influence de Sexe Et de la Situation Socio-Economique Sur la Performance en Anglais Chez Les Eleves en Pension (Report‪)‬

1. INTRODUCTION Boarding schools or better known as "Sekolah Berasrama Penuh" (SBP) have been built through out Malaysia to provide the opportunity to the potential bumiputera (Malays and natives of any states of Sabah and Sarawak) students especially from rural areas to get better education. Hence, these boarding schools are well equipped with facilities to ensure the best education can be provided to these selected students. Realizing the potential of these boarding schools in improving the quality of education, the government has increased the enrolment especially from among the poor people. From year to year, more students especially the poor from all over Malaysia are offered the place in all SBPs. It is hoped that by giving them the opportunity to study in boarding schools, they are able to better develop their potential and improve their academic performance.