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
Early years education
Middle school education
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: