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This study aims to determine the realistic mathematical approach based on the South Bengkulu society ethnomatematics in improving the character of hard work. This research is an experimental study with data collection techniques through questionnaires and observation sheets. The subjects in this study were the eighth grade students of South Bengkulu State Second Middle School and South Bengkulu MTs Makrifatul Ilmi. The results of this study are (1) There is the influence of a realistic mathematical approach based on the South Bengkulu community ethnomatematics on the character of students hard work. The results of the Ancova test show that the p-value of each class is less than where each is 0,000 and 0,012. (2) Achieving the character of students hard work with a realistic mathematical approach based on the ethnomatatics of South Bengkulu society better than Conventional Learning.