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 Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	English	compulsory	5
2.	Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf)	compulsory	4
3.	Life Skills Education	compulsory	1
4.	Physical Education and Sports	compulsory	2
5.	Foreign Language/Indigenous	compulsory	3
6.	Social studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)	compulsory	3
7.	Virtual Arts/Performing Arts	compulsory	3
	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 Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Mathematics	compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	compulsory	4
3.	Life Skills Education	compulsory	1
4.	Physical Education and Sports	compulsory	2
5.	Virtual Arts	compulsory	3
6.	Business Studies/Computer Studies	compulsory	3
7.	Pre-technical studies	compulsory	5
	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 Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Mathematics	compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	compulsory	4
3.	Health Education	compulsory	2
4.	Life Skills Education	compulsory	1
5.	Physical Education and Sports	compulsory	2
6.	Pre-Technical Studies	compulsory	5
7.	Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies	compulsory	3
	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 Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Mathematics	compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	compulsory	4
3.	Health Education	compulsory	2
4.	Life Skills Education	compulsory	1
5.	Physical Education and Sports	compulsory	2
6.	Pre-Technical Studies	compulsory	5
7.	Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies	compulsory	3
	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 Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)	compulsory	3
2.	English/Kiswahili/KSL	compulsory	5
3.	Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE)	compulsory	2
4.	Health Education	compulsory	2
5.	Life Skills Education	compulsory	1
6.	Physical Education and Sports	compulsory	2
7.	Indigenous Language	compulsory	3
8.	Visual Arts/Performing Arts	compulsory	3
	Total		21