Updated Learning Areas in CBC 2024.
Following the announcement made by the Ministry of Education about reducing the number of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) subjects at lower primary, upper primary, and junior secondary school levels. This is in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform.
The details below gives more information of the revised subjects and those remained intact across the different educational levels:
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Take Note that : Pre-primary (PP1 – PP2) subjects remain 5 as they were, namely;
Language and communication.
Mathematics.
Environment.
Psychomotor ( Physical activity learning) and creative ( Music, Art and Crafts).
Religion.
Lower Pre-Primary Subjects.
Lower primary (Grade 1 to 3) subjects have been reduced from 9 to 7, with Hygiene and Nutrition activities now included in Environmental Activities. The 7 subjects are:
Indigenous Language
Kiswahili Language/Kenya Sign Language
English Language
Mathematics
Religious Education
Environmental Activities
Movement and Creative Activities
Upper Primary Subjects.
Subjects for upper primary (Grade 4, 5, and 6) have been decreased from 10 to 8. Agriculture and Home Science have amalgamated into a single subject named Agriculture and Nutrition. Indigenous and foreign languages will now be considered non-formal programmes. The 8 subjects are:
English
Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language
Mathematics
Religious Education
Science and Technology
Agriculture and Nutrition
Social Studies
Creative Arts
Junior School Subjects.
Junior secondary school subjects have been reduced from 14 to 9 . Integrated Science and Health Education are now combined as Integrated Science, while Social Studies and Life Skills Education have been merged into a single subject called Social Studies. Agriculture and Home Science subjects are redefined as Agriculture and Nutrition. Computer Studies and Business Studies are under one subject called Pre-technical Studies. The 9 Subjects are:
English
Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language
Mathematics
Religious Education
Social Studies
Integrated Science
Pre-technical Studies
Agriculture and Nutrition
Creative Arts and Sports
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Updated Learning Areas in CBC 2024.
