Abstract
This study investigated the Relationship of Education of the Nigerian Child, Psychological Abuse and Academic Achievement in Mathematics among Senior Secondary School Students in Katsina State Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives from which corresponding research questions and null hypotheses were generated and analyzed. Correlational research design was adopted. Sample of three hundred and seventy (370) randomly was selected from a total population of twelve thousand three hundred and twenty-eight (12,328) students. Two instruments tagged, Psychological Abuse Questionnaire (PAQ) by Muhammad khan and Qualifying Examination Results were used to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) and independent sample t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed that, there is significant negative relationship between psychological abuse and academic Achievement in Mathematics among senior secondary school students with r = – .746, and (P = .000) and the research also shows that, there is significance difference of school location between (urban and rural) on psychological abuse and academic achievement among senior secondary school students in Katsina Zonal Education Quality Assurance, Katsina State with t-value computed is 3.272 and p-value is .001 at 0.05 level of significance. The p-value of .001 is less than the alpha value of 0.05. The null hypothesis was rejected and alternative is retained. Based on the findings, it was recommended that educational psychologist should identify students with potential needs, so the group of people should be assisted using appropriate counseling, students should be guided generally as they have clear correlation on improving students’ academic Achievement and finally, seminars and workshops can be organized in order to find ways of reducing psychological abuse and enhance students’ academic Achievement

Keywords
Nigerian Child, Psychological Abuse, Academic Achievement, Mathematics and Senior Secondary School Students