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Academics

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM

St. Francis Catholic Secondary School runs the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School Programmes as specified in the Nigerian National Policy on Education. It offers a wide variety of academic subjects taught by a dedicated and qualified staff. The student begins with a broad spectrum of subjects, which becomes more focused as he or she progresses.

In the Junior Secondary School (Basic 7 to 9), the College emphasizes the basic skills in the following subjects:

Mathematics

Mathematics

English Studies

English Studies

Culture and Creative Art

  1. MUSIC
  2. FINE ART

Yoruba Language

Yoruba Language

French Language

French Language

Business Studies

Business Studies

Basic Science and Technology

     i. Basic Science
     ii. Basic Technology
     iii. Physical and Health Education
     iv. Computer Studies (ICT)

National Values Education

     i. Social Studies
     ii. Civic Education
     iii. Security Education

Pre-Vocational Studies

     i. Home Economics
     ii. Agricultural Science

Christian Religious Studies

Christian Religious Studies

Senior School Curriculum

In the first year of the Senior Secondary School (SS1), all students do a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 11 subjects. The following table lists subjects offered and possible option groups in the Senior Secondary School: Compulsory Cross-Cutting Subjects

English Language

English Language

General Mathematics

General Mathematics

Civic Education

Civic Education

Trade /Entrepreneurship

Catering
Craft Practice
OR
Data Processing
OR
Fisheries

St. Francis Compulsory Subjects

Biology

Biology

Economics

Economics

Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)

is a compulsory choice for all students

Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK)

Elective Groups

Only one subject can be selected from a given group

Elective Groups

1. Literature-in-English or Geography
2. Agricultural Science or Technical
    Drawing or Foods & Nutrition
3. Further Mathematics or Visual Art
4. Physics or Government
5. Chemistry or History
6. Computer Studies or Geography
7. French Language or Yoruba Language

Elective Group

Only one subject can be selected from a given group