Aburime, A. O.Jekayinfa, O. JSaidu, A.2025-02-142025-02-142016-12-102465-7050https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/14750The study examined relationship between students' performance in terminal and SSC Examinations as well as the differences in the academic performance of male and female students in the two examinations Ex post facto research design was adopted for this study.The target population comprised all the public senior secondary school students in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo state, Nigeria. A total of 300 students were sampled across 11 schools for the study using stratified random sampling technique.The research instrument used was a proforma tagged Christian Religious Studies Achievement Tes(CRSAT). Frequency counts and percentages were employed to provide answers to the research questions raised. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and student t-Test were used to analyze the null hypotheses generated at 0.05 levels of significance. Findings of this study showed that majority of the sampled students had pass grades (i.e. D⁷, and E⁸) in Christian Religious Studies in terminal examination i.e.118 (39.3%) students had pass grades. Also, more students passed at credit level in SSCE Christian Religious Studies. However, terminal exam recorded higher number of F, in Christian Religious Studies than SSCE (WAEC) for the May/June 2014 examinations across the sampled schools.The results of the hypotheses showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between students' performance in terminal and SSC Examinations in Christian Religious Studies. It was also revealed that significant differences exist in the academic performance of students in both terminal and SSC Examinations on the basis of gender. It was recommended that secondary school students should change their perception toward Christian Religious Studies so as not to only increase their academic performance but also affect their moral and spiritual life.Teachers should educate students on how their performance in terminal exam could determine their eventual performances in SSCE.enComparative analysisPerformanceTerminal examsSSCE.Article