The study examined the impact of single parenthood on adolescents’ academic performance in secondary schools in Owode Local Government Area of Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria. In this study, relevant and extensive literatures were reviewed under relevant sub-headings. The descriptive research survey was used to assess the respondents’ opinions using the questionnaire. In this study, 130 (one hundred and thirty) respondents were selected through simple random technique and used as samples to represent the population of the study. A total of three (3) null hypotheses were formulated and tested in this study. Also, the independent t-test statistical tool was used to test and analyse the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The three hypotheses were tested and accepted to have significant importance on adolescents’ academic performance.