Junior High School
Junior Secondary School starts right after Primary 6, it has a different name as compared to other countries, and some countries call this stage either junior high school or middle school. In America this stage starts in Grade 6 but in Ghana it starts when you are in Grade 7. The table below will help in understanding how this works;
| Junior High School | |
|---|---|
| 7th Grade | J.H.S 1 |
| 8th Grade | J.H.S 2 |
| 9th grade | J.H.S 3 |
Countries like Britain have the GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Ghana has B.E.C.E that means "Basic Education Certificate Examination" and this exam has to be taken before a student is accepted into senior high school. Formerly, it used to cover 10 subjects ranging from:
- Mathematics
- English
- Social studies
- General science
- Agricultural science
- Pre-technical education
- Pre-vocational education
- Religious and moral education
- French
But as of 2010, most of these subjects have been integrated and changed whiles others have been dropped and new ones added. The examinable subjects are now:
- Mathematics
- English
- Social Studies
- Integrated Science
- Basic Designing and Technology (candidates can choose between Pre-technical Skills, Home Economics and Visual Arts)
- Information Communication and Technology
- Religious and Moral Education
- French
× Ghanaian Language and Culture
Most junior secondary schools are privately owned and they are the best way to earn a BECE certificate. Junior secondary schools run by the government lack many educational facilities that enable students to understand what they are being taught in the classroom and as a result of this most public schools do not write French and I.C.T in the examination.
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