Subjects by level and stream
What every student studies, and the electives available in science, arts and commercial.
Junior secondary: everyone takes everything.
Seventeen subjects on the national curriculum, including a pre-vocational trade subject. There are no other electives at this level; the breadth is the point.
- English Studies
- Mathematics
- Basic Science
- Basic Technology
- Social Studies
- Civic Education
- Igbo Language
- French
- Christian Religious Studies
- Business Studies
- Agricultural Science
- Home Economics
- Computer Studies
- Physical & Health Education
- Cultural & Creative Arts
- Security Education
- Pre-vocational Studies (trade subject)
Senior secondary: compulsory core plus a stream.
Every senior student takes the compulsory subjects and then chooses electives from one stream, normally nine subjects in all for WASSCE.
Compulsory for all streams
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Civic Education
- Computer Studies
- One trade subject (solar installation or livestock farming)
Trade subject (one, chosen in JSS 1 and continued to SSS 3)
Federal Ministry of Education approved trades. Read about both.
| Science stream | Arts stream | Commercial stream |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Literature in English | Economics |
| Chemistry | Government | Financial Accounting |
| Biology | Christian Religious Studies | Commerce |
| Further Mathematics | History | Marketing |
| Agricultural Science | Igbo Language | Office Practice |
| Technical Drawing | French | Geography |
| Geography | Visual Arts | Government |
| Music |
Science leads to medicine, engineering, pharmacy, nursing, computer science, architecture, agriculture.
Arts leads to law, mass communication, languages, international relations, education, theatre and fine arts.
Commercial leads to accountancy, banking and finance, business administration, economics, marketing.
Not sure which stream?
The counselling unit meets every JSS 3 student and their parents in third term to settle it.