ABSTRACT This research is about child labour and the academic performance of standard eight learners. It was guided by three objectives; to identify the relationship between child labour and academic performance of standard Eight learners, to identify the effects of child labour on the academic performance of learners, and to establish the strategies used to curb child labour and improve academic performance. Stratified sampling was used where 60 respondents were selected. Among the strategies laid to curb child labour were: the need by the government to provide scholastic materials to all schools, punishment to be minimized at school, there is need to sensitize the community about the urgency of education in developing Kenya.