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UPPER PRIMARY

Upper Primary comprises of learners in grade 4 to grade 6.

The subjects in upper primary will include:

• English.
• Kiswahili or Kenya Sign Language for learners who are deaf.
• Home Science.
• Agriculture.
• Science and technology.
• Mathematics.
• Religious education: This will be either Christian Religious Education (CRE), Islamic Religious Education (IRE) or the Hindu Religious Education (HRE). At this level, a pastoral program of instruction will be conducted once a week.

As an option, students can select to take a variety of foreign languages: Arabic, French, German or Mandarin.

LOWER SECONDARY

Lower Secondary is also known as the Junior Secondary and comprises of grade 7 to grade 9.

The subjects for lower secondary are grouped into 2:

• 1. Core subjects
• 2. Optional subjects

The core subjects include:

• English
• Kiswahili or KSL
• Mathematics
• Integrated Science
• Health Education
• Pre-technical and pre-career education
• Religious education
• Business Studies 1
• Agriculture
• Life Skills Education
• Sports and Physical education

For the optional subjects, the learners pick a minimum of 1 or maximum of 2 subjects. They include:

• Visual Arts
• Performing Arts
• Home Science
• Foreign languages

Note: ICT will be a learning tool in all areas, at all levels of learning. Additionally, pertinent and contemporary issues will be mainstreamed in all subjects.