The main aims of the present study is to find out the mathematical attitude of ninth standard students in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu, India. All the ninth standard students should study the mathematics as a compulsory subject at secondary level. The attitude of mathematics is one of the factors for learning mathematics. The study was conducted on a sample 300 students who are studying in IX standard. It also aims to find out whether there is any significant difference between the variables of mathematics attitude. The investigator had adopted the descriptive survey method. The results showed that the ninth standard day scholar students has a better attitude towards mathematics than that of hostel students.

Keywords: Mathematics, Attitude, Secondary Students.