FG mulls scrapping of junior, senior secondary education system
The federal government has urged the National Council on Education (NCE) to scrap Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School and adopt a compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education in the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the call at the 2025 extraordinary National Council on Education meeting in Abuja […]
The federal government has urged the National Council on Education (NCE) to scrap Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School and adopt a compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education in the country.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the call at the 2025 extraordinary National Council on Education meeting in Abuja on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
If the new policy scales through, it would abolish the 6-3-3-4 education system and bring in place a 12-4 model of education in the country.
Alausa also sought the approval of the NCE to officially adopt 16 years as minimum entry age requirement into the country’s tertiary institutions.
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Alaulsa noted that besides being in line with global best practices, by subsuming secondary education into basic education, students would benefit from uninterrupted learning up to the age of 16 after which they could aspire for higher education.
The minister stated that the new policy would also reduce dropout rates by eliminating financial and systemic barriers that currently prevent students from completing secondary education.
“Extending basic education to 12 years will ensure a standardised curriculum that is uniformly implemented across the nation. This will also facilitate early exposure to vocational and entrepreneurial skills, preparing students for both higher education and employment,” he added.