This study evaluated the relationship between school type, gender difference and Students’ Computer Anxiety in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study specifically examined how anxious students are about computer in public and private secondary schools and also assessed gender differences in the anxiety of students in Ekiti State. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used in this study. The population for the study consisted of 33,187 students in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 600 students selected through multistage sampling procedure. The 20 items on computer anxiety scale was administered to the students on a two point continuum. Test re-test reliability method was employed in the study, copies of the instrument were administered on a group of
20 students who are not among the sample for this study and a reliability coefficient (0.69) of the instrument was obtained. Analyses of the results were presented, using descriptive and inferential statistics. The evaluation question raised was answered using frequency counts and percentages while the two generated hypotheses were tested using t-test. The findings of this study showed that the majority of the secondary school students in Ekiti State are anxious about using computer systems. There was a significant difference between computer anxiety of students in public and private secondary schools. There was no significant difference between students’ gender and their computer anxiety in Ekiti State secondary schools. Based on the findings of this study, it was therefore recommended that: Students need to develop confidence in the use of computer systems in the school. Public schools should be well furnished with computer systems and be used to train both the teachers and the students. There should be no gender discrimination on the part of the students when it comes to training of the students, using computer system in the schools