This paper analyses the result of a survey on 127 secondary students and 48 secondary teachers from our local secondary schools in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This study examines the elements influencing our secondary school students` English competence. Students and teachers from secondary schools in Negeri Sembilan made up the study's sample. The study's findings imply that the factors determining secondary school pupils' English competence were not impacted by gender but rather by the length of time they spent learning English. Furthermore, the study discovered no link between cultural stereotypes and students' second language learning performance. For data collection, a 7-item questionnaire with 35 questions was designed and administered to 127 secondary students, and 3-part questionnaires with 13 questions were designed and administered to 48 secondary teachers online since it was the most convenient method of receiving responses from all respondents. The components in the questionnaire are 5-point Likert scales developed from factors affecting English as a Second Language competency. This study aims to determine (1) The factors influencing secondary school students in learning English as a second language. Results of the quantitative analysis show that the Attitude towards English language learning and using the language in various domains is highly positive.
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