The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has released a New Educational Curriculum For Basic Education From Primary 1 to 3 and Primary 4 to 6 effective from september 2025 academic season
Also released are new curricula for secondary schools, from JSS 1 to 3 and SS1 to 3, all listed in the article post, starting with the basic/primary schools’ new curricula
The Basic Education Curriculum for Primary 1 to 3 includes the Following Subjects
1: English Studies 2: Mathematics 3: Nigerian Languages (One Nigerian Language) 4: Basic Science 5: Physical & Health Education 6: CRS (For Christian Pupils Only) and IS (For Muslim Pupils Only) 7: Nigeria History 8: Social and Citizenship Studies 9: Arabic Language (Optional)
With a total of 10 subjects and a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 10 Subjects for each Pupil in basic 1 to 3, to be effective across the country.
And For Those In Basic 4 to 6 (Primary 4 to 6), To Offer The Following Subjects
1: English Studies 2: Mathematics 3: Nigerian Languages (One Nigerian Language) 4: Basic Science and Technology 5: Physical & Health Education 6: Basic Digital Literacy 7: CRS (For Christian Pupils Only) and IS (For Muslim Pupils Only) 8: Nigerian History 9: Social and Citizenship Studies 10: Cultural & Creative Arts (CCA) 11: Pre-vocational studies 12: French (Optional) 13: Arabic Language (Optional)
Note: Each pupil to study a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 12 or 13 subjects in basic 4 to 6, being (Primary 4 to 6) as listed above
For Junior Secondary School (JSS 1 To 3) To Offer The Following Subjects 1: English Studies 2: Mathematics 3: Nigerian Languages (One Nigerian Language) 4: Intermediate Science 5: Physical & Health Education 6: Digital Technologies 7: Christian Religion Studies (CRS) (For Christian Pupils Only) 8: Islamic Studies (IS) (For Muslim Pupils Only) 9: Nigerian History 10: Social and Citizenship Studies 11: Cultural & Creative Arts (CCA) 12: Trade subjects (Students to choose one trade subject, such as) -a. Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance -b. Fashion design and garment making -c. Livestock farming -d. Beauty and cosmetology -e. Computer hardware and GSM repairs -f. Horticulture and crop production 13: Business Studies
14: French (optional) 15: Arabic Language (optional)
Note: Minimum of 12 subjects to maximum of 13 or 14 subjects to each pupil in JSS 1 to 3
While The Senior Secondary Curriculum Offering Subjects Are As Follows
Fields of study, there are core subjects and compulsory subjects for all, Including
1: English Language
2: General Mathematics
3: One Trade Subjects
4: Citizenship
5: Heritage Studies
6: Digital Technologies
For Science Student (Field of study) includes
1: Biology
2: Chemistry
3: Physics
4: Agriculture
5: Further Mathematics
6: Physical Education
7: Health Education
8: Foods & Nutrition
9: Geography
10: Technical Drawing
Humanities (Fields of study) include the following subjects.
1: Nigerian History
2: Government
3: Christian Religion Studies
4: Islamic Studies
5: One Nigerian Language
6: French
7: Arabic
8: Visual Arts
9: Music
10: Literature in English
11: Home Management
12: Catering Craft
Business (Field of studies) includes the following subjects
1: Accounting
2: Commence
3: Marketing
4: Economics
One Core Trade Subject (Fields Of Study): Trade subjects students are to choose one trade subject from the following list
1: Solar Photovoltaic installation and maintenance
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