CBC subjects workload update
CBC subjects workload update, Five primary school topics will be combined as the government implements recommendations to minimize workload under a new curriculum.
Home science, health education, and integrated science will be combined in primary school.
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The curriculum creator is also considering combining social studies and life skills, which now exist as separate topics under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
This is in response to a recommendation by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms that the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) minimize learning subjects.
Respective CBC subjects workload update across all levels
Lower primary subjects will be decreased from nine to seven
upper primary from twelve to eight
junior school from fourteen to nine, pre-primary from five to seven.
senior school from seven to five.
PRE-PRIMARY (PP1 AND PP2)
Five learning areas with number of lessons
- Language Activities 5
- Mathematics Activities 5
- Creative Activities 6
- Environmental Activities 5
- Religious Activities 3
- Pastoral Programme of Instruction (PPI) 1
TOTAL 25
LOWER PRIMARY (GRADE 1, 2 AND 3)
Seven learning areas with number of lessons
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(A reduction from 8 to 7 activity areas)
New Subjects For CBC(LIST2024)
1) Indigenous Language
2) Kiswahili
3) Mathematics
4) English
5) Religous Education
6) Environmental Activities (to include Hygiene and Nutrition activities)
7) Creative Activities
UPPER PRIMARY (GRADE 4, 5 AND 6)
Eight learning areas with number of lessons
(A total of 8 learning areas from the previous 11)
1) English
2) Mathematics
3) Kiswahili
4) Religious Education
5) Agriculture and Nutrition (merging of Agriculture and Home Science)
6) Social studies
7) Creative Arts (merging of Creative Arts, Music and PHE)
8) Science and Technology
JUNIOR SECONDARY (GRADE 7, 8 AND 9)
Nine learning areas all compulsory with no optional subjects
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1) Social Studies has been merged with Life skills
2) Agriculture merged with Home Science
3) Integrated Science merged with Health Education
4) Pre technical studies, Computer Studies merged with Business studies
5) Visual arts, Performing Arts , Sports and PE merged.
6) Mathematics
7) English
8) Kiswahili
9) Religious Education
Conclusion
NOTE No new books will be printed in Grade 7 the educator will be required to get content from the previous learning areas book supplied in 2023.
