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    JSS Subjects, Teachers to teach, Lessons per week and CBE

    ByHillary Kangwana

    Dec 13, 2024
    TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia.TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia.

    LEARNING AREAS CLUSTERS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, JSS.

    The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released guidelines on the Junior Secondary Schools Curriculum Based Establishment. This provides details on Junior Secondary Schools Subjects, Number Of Lessons Per Week and Qualifications of Teachers To Handle Them.

    1.  JSS LANGUAGES TEACHERS

    Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below

    Table 1: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Language Subjects (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) 

    S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per

    Week

    1.Englishcompulsory5
    2.Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf)compulsory4
    3.Life Skills Educationcompulsory1
    4.Physical Education and Sportscompulsory2
    5.Foreign Language/Indigenouscompulsory3
    6.Social studies (Citizenship, Geography &

    History)

    compulsory3
    7.Virtual Arts/Performing Artscompulsory3
     Total 21

      

    2.   MATHEMATICS JSS TEACHERS

    Teachers trained and qualified to teach mathematics will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below

    Table 2: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Mathematics

     

    S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per

    Week

    1.Mathematicscompulsory5
    2.Integrated Sciencecompulsory4
    3.Life Skills Educationcompulsory1
    4.Physical Education and Sportscompulsory2
    5.Virtual Artscompulsory3
    6.Business Studies/Computer Studiescompulsory3
    7.Pre-technical studiescompulsory5
     Total 23

     

    3.   SCIENCE JSS TEACHERS

    Teachers trained and qualified to teach Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) will be called up to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below.

    Table 3: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Science Subjects (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)

    S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per Week
    1.Mathematicscompulsory5
    2.Integrated Sciencecompulsory4
    3.Health Educationcompulsory2
    4.Life Skills Educationcompulsory1
    5.Physical Education and Sportscompulsory2
    6.Pre-Technical Studiescompulsory5
    7.Business Studies/Agriculture/Home

    Science/Computer Studies

    compulsory3
     Total 22

     

    4.   TECHNICAL JSS TEACHERS

    Teachers trained and qualified to teach Technical will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below.

    Table 4: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Technical Subjects

    S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per

    Week

    1.Mathematicscompulsory5
    2.Integrated Sciencecompulsory4
    3.Health Educationcompulsory2
    4.Life Skills Educationcompulsory1
    5.Physical Education and Sportscompulsory2
    6.Pre-Technical Studiescompulsory5
    7.Business Studies/Agriculture/Home

    Science/Computer Studies

    compulsory3
     Total 22

     

    5.   HUMANITIES JSS TEACHERS

    Teachers trained and qualified to teach Humanities will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below

    Table 5: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)

    S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per Week
    1.Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography

    & History)

    compulsory3
    2.English/Kiswahili/KSLcompulsory5
    3.Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE)compulsory2
    4.Health Educationcompulsory2
    5.Life Skills Educationcompulsory1
    6.Physical Education and Sportscompulsory2
    7.Indigenous Languagecompulsory3
    8.Visual Arts/Performing Artscompulsory3
     Total 21