This study used a survey designed to establish the predictors of teachers' competence in identifying pupils with suspected cases of learning disabilities. An instrument developed by the researchers, the "Questionnaire on Teachers' Competence in Identifying Pupils with Learning Disabilities" (QTCIPLD) gather data from a sample of 200 teachers from 10 public primary schools in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria. The QTCIPLD was validated by three experts while its reliability was established as 0.83 using Cronbach's alpha. The findings indicated that the level of competence of teachers in identifying students with suspected cases of learning disabilities was low; and that differences in teachers' competence could be related to gender, educational qualification and professional status, but not to years of teaching experience. It is concluded that some personal variables are predictors of teachers' level of competence in identifying students with suspected cases of learning disability, while some are not. We recommend that counsellors should liaise with other stakeholders to organise training programs and workshops aimed at improving the level of competence of teachers with regards to identifying pupils with suspected cases of learning disabilities, thus facilitating referrals for expert assessments.