This study examined the impacts of teachers’ transfer on secondary school students’ academic performance in social studies in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti state. This study was guided by three research questions to establish the effect of teachers’ transfer on the academic performance of social studies students in Ikere local government area of Ekiti state. The study adopted a descriptive survey design method. A sample size 75 teachers was use for the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Analysis of data involved the use of descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and mean statistics. The findings in the study established that teachers’ transfer have influence on pupils academic performance (such as – teacher’s transfer increase the workload of the other teachers remaining in the school, teacher’s transfer affects school academic time-table, teacher’s transfer disrupt students’ academic performance etc.). The study recommended that no transfer should be made in the middle of the school session. All transfer should be made either at the start or at the end of the session. Only mutual transfer should be allowed because it doesn’t solve the problem of acute shortage of the teacher in schools and Teachers should be appointed to nearby schools to their home.

Impacts, Teachers’ Transfer, Secondary School, Academic Performance, Social Studies.