UNDERSTANDING THE REVISED 9-YEAR BASIC EDUCATION STUDIES CURRICULUM

General Introduction

The Nigerian Primary and Junior Secondary School Curriculum needed to be revised as a result of general and widespread complaint of about the Curriculum overload due to too many subject offerings. Consequently, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) facilitated the restructuring of the Curriculum.
The primary purpose of the restructuring is to reduce the number of subjects taught in our schools to meet the global standard. Thus, the 9-year Basic Education Curriculum have been revised from twenty (20) subjects to a maximum of ten (10) subjects. The table below presents the Basic Education Subject.

Primary 1-3 Primary 4-6 JSS 1-3
1. English Studies
2. Mathematics
3. Basic Science and Technology
4. Cultural and Creative Arts
5. Religion & National Value
6. One Nigerian Language
7. Arabic (optional) 1. English Studies
2. Mathematics
3. Basic Science and Technology
4. Cultural & Creative Art
5. Religion and National Values
6. Pre-vocational Studies
7. French
8. One Nigerian Language
9. Arabic (optional) 1. English Studies
2. Mathematics
3. Basic Science and Technology
4. Cultural & Creative Art
5. Religion and National Values
6. Pre-vocational Studies
7. French
8. One Nigerian Language
9. Business Studies
10. Arabic (optional)