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Proficiency in English language is now-a-days essential worldwide for both academic and professional achievements. Within the educational settings, it serves as a primary medium for instruction, fostering the advancement of knowledge. Understanding the influence of English-speaking anxiety is important especially in the adolescent phase as adolescents with good level of English- speaking proficiency not only experience higher wellbeing and better social connections but also tends to have increased satisfaction in life. Therefore, the present study aims to understand the influence of English-speaking anxiety among government and private higher secondary school students. A sample of 250 government school students and 250 private school students were selected for the present study. The tool used for data collection was Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) by Horwitz et al. (1986). The results of the study revealed that there is a highly significant difference found in all the dimensions of English-speaking anxiety among the government and private higher secondary school students.