School Curriculum

  • CURRICULUM: used by most private and international schools
  • Pre-School: pre-nursery and nursery level
  • Primary: Basic 1-6 classes
  • College: JSS or Basic 7-9 AND SSS classes

Today in Nigeria, The school curriculum is broad based combination of British Curriculum, International Primary Curriculum(IPC) and Nigerian Curriculum. This is in line with the mission of grooming stars for excellence. They are also taught to understand the world around them, morals, basic hygiene and cleanliness, arts, music and science.

Most schools at Pre-School level use Traditional and Montessori Method of teaching. The curriculums focus on developing communication skills and Numerical skills which are the foundation for the later learning of History, Geography, Science and Technology.

The subjects offered in Basic 1-6 classes curriculum include English Language, Mathematics, Christian Religious Knowledge, Social Studies, Computer Studies, Health Education ,Agricultural Science, Physical Education, Home Economics, French, Music, Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Fine Arts, Basic Science

For JSS classes or Basic 7-9, most schools emphasize the basic skills in the core subjects which are: English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Introductory Technology, Social Studies, and Agricultural Science.

In SSS classes, student takes the six core subjects: English Language Mathematics or Mathematics with Further mathematics Geography History English literature Biology Agriculture Science, Technical Drawing or Art Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo

In most Nigerian schools, Pre-School is made up of the Creche, Playgroup, and Kindergarten. The Nursery sections follow a blend or selection from British Curriculum, International Primary Curriculum(IPC) and Nigerian Curriculum.

At the pre-nursery and nursery level, early year students are formed into playgroups and are taught to identify shapes, colours and numbers. They are carefully and gradually introduced to the letters of the alphabet and by using teaching aids and fun learning, smoothly taught to read and write. They are also taught to understand the world around them, morals, basic hygiene and cleanliness, arts, music and science

Basic 1-6 classes in most schools follow the in Nigerian Curriculum, blended with the British Primary Curriculum. The subjects offered in Basic 1-6 classes curriculum include English Language, Mathematics, Christian Religious Knowledge, Social Studies, Computer Studies, Health Education ,Agricultural Science, Physical Education, Home Economics, French, Music, Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Fine Arts, Basic Science

Basic 1-6 JSS classes SSS classes
English Language English Language English Language
Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics
Christian Religious Knowledge Christian Religious Knowledge Further mathematics
Christian Social Studies Geography
Social Studies Computer Studies History
Computer Studies Health Education English literature
Health Education Agricultural Science Biology
Agricultural Science Physical Education Agriculture Science
Physical Education Home Economics Technical Drawing or Art
Home Economics French Yoruba
French Music Hausa or Igbo
Music Quantitative Reasoning Physics
Quantitative Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude Chemistry
Quantitative Aptitude Fine Arts Economics
Fine Arts Basic Science French
Basic Science Christian or Islamic Religious Knowledge