MASAWI FORTUNATE2024-10-152024-10-152024-09-02https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1851ABSTRACT The study determined the effect of child abuse on academic performance of pupils among primary schools in Bungokho Secondary School, Bungokho Sub-County Mbale Municipality Mbale District. The study was guided by the research objectives which included; establishing the effect of sexual abuse on academic performance of pupils in Bungokho Secondary School, Bungokho Sub-County Mbale District, determining the effect of physical abuse on academic performance of pupils in Bungokho Secondary School, Bungokho Sub-County Mbale District and assessing the effect of emotional abuse on academic performance of pupils in Bungokho Secondary School, Bungokho Sub-County Mbale District. The study used a case study strategy which was Bungokho Secondary School, Bungokho Sub-County Mbale District and an explanatory research design. To achieve the set objectives the study used simple random sampling and purposive sampling in sample selection. A sample of 109 respondents was selected from a population of 150 who comprised of head teachers, parents, opinion leaders, senior women teachers, and local authorities. The study revealed information on the effect of sexual abuse and academic performance of pupils, it was found out that sexual abuse leads to poor academic performance, watching pornographic movies leads to poor academic performance. About physical abuse and academic performance of pupils, the study revealed that corporal punishment instills fear among pupils, injuries inflected on pupils through beating leads to poor academic performance and good treatment of students leads to better academic performance. And about the effect of emotional abuse and academic performance of pupils, the finding revealed that discrimination among pupils affects their academic performance, and pupil’s run dropout of school due to emotional abuse. In conclusion therefore, the study revealed that watching pornographic movies, corporal punishment, sexual harassment, physical injuries, discrimination and lack of parenting affect pupil’s academic performance. Recommendation, the researcher recommends the victims of child abuse should be and arrested, imprisoned and strict laws and regulations should be put in place.enThesis