A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CHILD LABOUR ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the impact of child labour on school attendance and academic performance. Specifically, the study examined the relationship between children’s family background and the incidence of child labour, relationship between child labour participation influence children’s academic performance, relationship between child labour participation influence his/her participation in school attendance, relationship between child labour participation influence his/her participation in school extra curricular activities and the relationship between the results of the children who engage in child labour worse than those who do not. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 141 responses were validated from the survey. The study adopted the activity theory. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that there is relationship between children’s family background and the incidence of child labour, child labour participation influence children’s academic performance, Child labour participation influence his/her participation in school attendance. Furthermore,The results of the children who engage in child labour worse than those who do not. This is as the Pearson correlation test showed a positive significant relationship (.922**) between children’s family background and the incidence of child labour. The study recommend child labour should be reduced to the barest minimum as this affects the children’s quality of education. More so, government should ensure that its policies are adhered to regarding child labour, and that defaulters face the wrath of the law irrespective of his/ her status in the society.