This is a research purposed to expound the impact of single parenthood on the educational performance of high schools in Limuru District, Kiambu County. The aims of the research were; Determine how single parents participation impact educational achievement, estimate the level to which single parent's level of education imparted educational achievement, determine the level to which single parent's profession imparted educational achievement of learners and to search the level to which the size of the family of a single parent influenced the educational achievement of learners in high schools in Limuru District. The study targeted 31 high schools. Five schools (16.66. %) which is above the 10% that was recommended by Mugenda and Mugenda (2009), were randomly selected from the different types of schools in our country. The research used 5 high schools as the sample with each school contributing 40 learners hence a total of 200 learners. 40 learners were selected so that the schools minimize disruption of school activities. The research also used 5 class tutors and 5 principals from the five schools involved. The single parent learners were randomly selected from form three classes by their class tutors. All schools selected were multiple streams. This study employed a survey study design. The study employed the use of questionnaires as the sole data collection equipment. Data gathered was then resolved using EXCEL, means, and frequencies. The results indicated that parental participation is of great significance to the educational achievements of learners. A direct rapport attic the parent's level of education and the learners' educational performance is obtained by the study. The study also indicated that the larger the family the fewer learners are provided with facilities that are meant to help them in their educational. The financial status of the family highly altered learners' educational achievements mostly due to the provisions. The research recommended: most schools should group learners and make school families from which learners' problems are communicated between the tutors and the parents. The management should look for ways in which they could encourage and motivate parents to embrace the educational clinics where the parents, tutors, and learners should come on board and discuss the conditions that might have affected the learners' achievements. Since family size has a straight impression on the educational enactment of most learners, the government and the civil societies should educate parents on how to plan their family size. The government should inform the guardians of the importance of manageable families that could easily be provided with their requirements; the general public should be informed on the importance of education.

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