1.0       INTRODUCTION                                                                                                                 1

2.0       DEFINITION OF COMPUTER                                                                                           2

2.1       Current Status/Performance of Computer Education in Nigerian Schools                3

2.2       Some Problems of Implementing Computer Education in Secondary School            6

3.0       FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF                                         STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE                                                                          8

3.1       School Based Factors that Contribute to the Performance Of students in                              Computer Science                                                                                                                8

3.2     Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Performance Of Students In Computer               Science                                                                                                                                   10

3.3     Students Personal Factors Contributing To Students Performance In                                    Computer Science                                                                                                                11

4.0       RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                                                      12

4.1       Conclusion                                                                                                                            13

REFERENCES                                                                                                                                  14

Many empirical studies are carried out to explore factors affecting computer students’ performance. The focus  of  this  research  is  that  student  performance  in  intermediate  examination  is  associated  with  students’  profile  consisted  of  his  attitude  towards  attendance  in  classes,  time  allocation  for  studies,  parents’  level  of  income,  and  mothers  education.  The  research  is  based  on  student  profile  developed  on  the  bases  of  information  and  data  collected  through  survey  from waec. The study investigated the factor affecting the performances of computer science students in Secondary Schools in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state such as student factors which include entry behavior, motivation, and attitude.  The Government and schools do not provide adequate instructional materials and computer laboratories facilities which affect the learning of computer science in these schools. The government does not award scholarship to computer teachers who have distinguished themselves in excellent services. There are no standard text books for the teaching of computer in secondary schools.  All these factors affect the performance of the computer science students in the secondary schools in Awka South. Recommendations were made at the end and suggestions for further studies were also highlighted.