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The study examines the impact of social networking sites on the academic achievement of basic-stage students and the impact of the academic level at Al-Nahda Second School. The study used the descriptive survey method to analyze the data, as it used a questionnaire distributed 36 students who were selected randomly stratified method from Al-Nahda Second School from the seventh to the tenth grade. The results showed that there are no differences due to the variable academic level at the level of indication (a<0.05) in all domains. In light of the results, several recommendations and proposals were presented, including: holding training workshops for students to educate them about the proper use of social networking sites in their field of study and to the seriousness of the possible misuse of these sites; and to conduct more studies dealing with other aspects that were not covered in this study. (Published abstract)