The demand for education in Nigeria has continued to increase as the country comes close the realization of the universal primary education. The need for tertiary education has also increased thus the supply of private tutorial education has risen due to the struggle for admission in tertiary institutions. This study was set out to investigate the incessant neglect of post-elementary schooling for private tutorial centres (PTCs) amongst students in senior secondary. Four distinct objectives were set out. To accomplish the set objectives, it employed the primary and secondary data. The research design employed was the survey method. A sample of 150 was drawn from the target population and 92.67% return rate was recorded. The study reveal that students in senior secondary school abandon the formal school system for PTCs which has led to more malpractice centres, insubordination to rules and regulations and poor attitude towards learning. Furthermore, movements of students to PTCs occur due to poor parental guidance, peer pressure, self-promotion especially when they are advised to repeat, escape from school protocols amongst others. The study therefore recommend that PTCs should be regulated, a ban should be placed on the enrollment of external candidates in SSCE examinations, proper record of the number of students and their schools be kept to guide against movement to other schools for enrolment. Finally, schools that usually record high enrolment for certificate examinations but with few students the previous session should be sanctioned.