ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of early pregnancy on the performance of the girl child in secondary schools of Akalo Sub County Kole district. It was aimed at identifying the causes of teenage pregnancies among students and how they affected their academic performance in the two selected secondary schools as well as putting across amicable solutions for this challenge in Kole District. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher used a mixed method approach of qualitative and quantitative measures of data collection and conducted survey of students in two secondary schools who were randomly selected and questioners were also administered in this study. The study revealed that majority of the victims of early pregnancy have the same causes such as rapid transition, cultural practices and lack of sex education Nevertheless, there was high sexual immorality among school girls which increased the cases of early pregnancies in secondary schools. In addition, the study suggested that there be a close watch and supervision on school girls by their parents and teachers. Furthermore, recommended that sex education be extended to the girls in the adolescence stage to help them cope up with the pressures of body changes. Further recommendations are for research studies about the “impact ofrapid transition on the academic peiformance “, “The relationship between morality and student academic pei~riflaflCe in secondary schools of Akole District which were found to be the main causes of early pregnancies. Respondents that shared ideas, discussed and share