Effects of Household Poverty Trap on Learners' Academic Performances: A Case of Rural High Schools in Nongoma Circuit of South Africa.

The article offers information on the effects of household poverty trap on the academic performances of learners in rural based secondary schools. Topics include the study indicate that household poverty trap causes absenteeism for learners, affect their health, hamper their learning abilities cum academic performances; and creation of more employment opportunities by the government being promoted.