JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Junior Secondary School (JSS) is a post-primary level of education in the Kenya Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). It falls within the second level of the curriculum’s 2-6-3-3-3 education cycle. The first level, Early Years Education (EYE), comprises pre-primary I, pre-primary II and lower primary (grades 1-3).

Under the CBC system, each learner’s progress is monitored over a period of 2-6-3-3 years, evenly divided into three major levels of education

 

  1. Early years education
  2. Middle school education
  3. Senior school, tertiary, and university education

All Junior Secondary education activities are centered on age-appropriate education, student well-being and transition support for students.

There are core and optional (elective) subjects for students entering Grade seven, eight, and nine.

All learners in Junior Secondary level must take the core subjects. They are as follows:

  1. English
  2. Swahili or Kenyan Sign Language
  3. Mathematics
  4. Integrated Science
  5. Health Education
  6. Pre-Technical and Pre-Career Education
  7. Social Studies
  8. Religious Education
  9. Business Studies
  10. Agriculture
  11. Life Skills
  12. Sports and Physical Education