Al-Hikmah University Journal

The present research examined street hawking as a factor responsible for poor academic performance among junior secondary school students in Jos North Local Government Area of Kwara state. A total of 200 teachers of junior secondary schools were taken as respondents. Ten schools were selected through simple random samplings. Survey questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. Frequency, percentage, t-test and Analysis of Variance ANOVA statistical analytical methods were used to analyze the data collected. It was found that street hawking influenced junior secondary school students’ academic performance through continuous lateness to school and lack of punctuality to school which may result to drop out of school among others and all the hypotheses tested were accepted which means there were no significant difference in the influence of street hawking on academic performance of junior secondary school students in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State based on gender, religion affiliation and educational attainment. It was recommended that there is need for government continuous enlightenment of parents on the effect involving their children in street hawking and the importance of education and should make education free at all levels so that the less privileged children would have the opportunity to be educated.