Absenteeism and Truancy on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated absenteeism and truancy and their impact on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ogun State. A survey research design was employed and two hypotheses were generated and tested in the study. Respondent were two hundred SSS2 students that were randomly selected from five selected secondary schools. They responded to Non-School Attendance Assessment Scale that was used for data collection for the study. Data were analyzed using simple percentages and weighted mean, and all the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that peer group factors, socio economic background of the students, poor academic performance of students, are contributory factors to absenteeism and truancy in our secondary schools. It was suggested that, parents should guide their children and be of good models, also they should pay serious attention to financial and material needs of their children.

Keywords: Absenteeism, Truancy, Academic Performance, Peer group, Student