Background
In general, empirical studies indicate that various forms of child abuse negatively affect the victim's development physically, intellectually, and psychosocially. There is a considerable body

of research that shows a strong relationship between

exposure to abuse and poor academic performance.
Objectives:
this study aimed to assess exposure to abuse among primary school children in Assiut City and assess its effect on their academic achievement.
Design
: A descriptive cross sectional research design was used in this study.
Subjects and Methods:
The studied children were 1054 children from last two years of primary school at Assiut city, with age ranged from 10 to 14 years and both sex. Three tools were utilized to collect data. Tool (one) was self structured interview questionnaire included tow parts; the first part included personal data of child and the second part to assess social class by using Abd-El-Twab scale. Tool (two) Child abuse questionnaire it consists of 63 items. The third tool to assess level of academic achievement.
Results:
the present results revealed that the vast majority of studied children were identified as victims of emotional, followed by neglecting and physical abuse and also show significant correlation between all of them. It was found that higher percentage of children had failed score were abused compared to non abused children
Conclusion:
Abuse may negatively affect children scholastic performance.
The study recommended
that a compelling need for intervention to prevent further abuse and to assist the child victims with their learning difficulties.