British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: Education, Learning, Training & Development 4 (2),66-83, 2023 Print ISSN: 2517-276X Online ISSN: 2517-2778 Website: https://bjmas.org/index.php/bjmas/index Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK 66 The Role of Academic Performance and Peer Influence in Senior High School Students' Programme Choice in Ghana Dr. Felix Senyametor Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-9084-6672 Vida Naa Abagbana Buduburam D/A Model D Junior High School, Kasoa Dr. Regina Mawusi Nugba Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Angelina Adu Presbyterian University of Ghana Michael Adu Asabere Department of Education and Psychology doi: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0136 Published March 22, 2023 Citation: Senyametor F., Abagbana V.N., Nugba R.M, Adu M., Asabere M.A. (2023) The Role of Academic Performance and Peer Influence in Senior High School Students' Programme Choice in Ghana, British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: Education, Learning, Training & Development, 4 (2),66-83 ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of students’ choice of programme at the Senior High School (SHS) level in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region of Ghana. It was a quantitative study underpinned by the positivist paradigm. The descriptive survey design was employed for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 229 for the study. Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the data. The study found that students’ general academic performance was the best predictor of students’ choice of programme followed by advice from colleagues or peers of students. The study, therefore, recommended that the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Management of the Senior High Schools (SHSs), should work on equipping students with learning and research skills to enable them to enhance their self-efficacies and general academic performance. KEYWORDS: determinants, programme choice, senior high school, Gomoa East INTRODUCTION The Ghanaian education system has been structured into four levels, namely primary, Junior High School (JHS), Senior High School (SHS) and tertiary levels (universities, colleges of education