NaCCA classifies Formal Basic Education System into five key phases

National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has classified the Ghana’s Formal Basic Education System into five key phases.

According to NaCCA, the present school curriculum has been reviewed to respond to the national priority of shifting the structure and content of the education system from merely passing examinations to building character, nurturing values, and raising literate, confident and engaged citizens, with emphasis on science and mathematics as building blocks for success in either tertiary education or early entry in the workplace.

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DEVELOPMENT OF GHANAIAN CURRICULUM

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) explained that, the Standards Based Curriculum (SBC) addresses the challenges with the previous curriculum and ensures that the content of the curriculum is benchmarked to international standards.

Based on the current education reforms, Basic Education has been redefined to include Senior High School.

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THE FIVE KEY PHASES OF FORMAL BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

The formal Basic Education system is divided into five key phases. These are:

1. Key Phase 1 (Foundation level comprising Kindergarten 1 & 2)
2. Key Phase 2 (Lower Primary level comprising B1 to B3)
3. Key Phase 3 (Upper Primary level of B4 to B6)
4. Key Phase 4 (Junior High school level of JHS 1 – JHS 3)
5. Key Phase 5 (Senior High school of SHS 1- SHS 3)

SENIOR SECONDARY (B7 – B12)

NaCCA has completed the development of a Common Core Programme (CCP) curriculum for Key Phase 4 (JHS 1 –JHS 3) which will be implemented progressively from 2021/2022 academic year. Consultative processes for the development of Key Phase 5 (SHS 1-SHS 3) curriculum are far advanced.

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National Council for Curriculum Assessment has developed the curricula for Key Phase 1, Key Phase 2 and Key Phase 3 which have been implemented from September 2019 for the following subjects.

1. English Language
2. Mathematics
3. Science
4. History
5. Creative Arts
6. Our World Our People
7. Physical Education

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh