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The study examined Single parenting as correlate of academic performance of students in unity schools in South East Geo-political zone of Nigeria, it is a correlational survey. The population was 476 (212 males and 264 female) senior secondary school students in the twelve (12) unity secondary schools in South East Geopolitical zones of Nigeria which formed the sample size, classroom Academic Performance Scores, Single Parenting and Academic performance of students Questionnaire (SPAPSQ) were the instruments used for data evaluation. Two research questions were asked to guide the study and two null hypotheses were formulated and were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The reliability indexes of the instruments were 0.81 and 0.77 respectively using Pearson “r” formula. Mean score, z-test and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient statistic were employed for data analysis. It was found out among others that despite the financial status of single parent, they support and assist their children educationally, the study also reveals that male and female students of single parenthood did not differ in terms of influence of 5educational status on their academic performance. Based on these findings, it is recommended among others that, school counselors, sociologists of education and psychologists should assist students to improve more on their academic performance, effort should be made to find out the type of homes the children come from. The counselors should counsel the parents of students especially those from single-parent homes.

Single Parenting as Correlate of Academic Performance of Students in Unity Secondary School in South East Geo-Political Zone in Nigeria