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According to Ablaing W.A.C Cardinoza E B Lumandas of 2019. Many problems can affect the academic
performance of the students. One of these is tardiness. It can widely affect the academic performance of
the students because of missed classes or instructional hours of learning. It may cause failed
accomplishments in homework, written exams, and projects. It may become a habit of some students that
may lead them to more serious problems like the poor learning process. A qualitative method was used in
the study. Using a descriptive research design, this study assessed the effects of tardiness on the academic
performance of Grade 11 Senoir High School in Liceo De Majayjay. There were four identified factors
causing tardiness: anxiety, addiction to online games and social media, family problems, and household
chores. Three academic variables were identified to be affected by students’ tardiness such as student’s
projects, homework, and written exams. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 50 selected
Grade 11 through purposive sampling. The results of the study revealed that tardiness affects the
academic performance of the Grade 11 Senoir High School in terms of these variables .Project-Tardiness
affects the student’s capacity to do their projects and pass it on time or before the deadline. Homework-
because of tardiness, students fail to pass their homework on time, while others depend on their
classmates by copying their work. Written Exams-due to tardiness in the class, the student’s capacity to
take notes on the lectures resulted in the lack of notes to review for examinations, causing them to depend
on their classmates. The results revealed that social media and online games are the most common factors
causing tardiness. The results demonstrate the need for the teachers and school administrators to guide
the Bestlink students in showing how to avoid tardiness so it will not affect their academic performance
and their achievement of goals. To become academically excellent, it is very important that students
should get enough sleep and avoid unnecessary activities. Prevention can positively affect their academic
performance. Strong implementation of school policies must be applied to address the tardiness of the
students and its effect on their academic performance.