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Structure
Academic stream
The academic stream is the standard stream of education, allowing progression from primary school to secondary school to tertiary institutions. Students who aim to seek admission in higher education or foreign institutions generally follow the academic stream.
Academic Formal Education Structure
Pre-Primary | 3 - 5 Years | Compulsory | None | Year I Year II Year III |
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Primary | 5 - 11 Years | Compulsory | Pre-Primary Education | Standard I Standard II Standard III Standard IV Standard V Standard VI |
Certificate of Primary Education |
Lower Secondary | 12 - 16 Years | Compulsory | Certificate of Primary Education | Form I Form II Form III |
Form III Certificate |
Upper Secondary | 17 - 20 Years | Optional | Form III Certificate for School Certificate
School Certificate for Higher School Certificate |
Form IV Form V Lower VI Upper VI |
School Certificate (O Level)
Higher School Certificate (A Level) |
Tertiary | 18+ Years | Optional | Higher School Certificate | Leads to Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, and other academic degrees |
Vocational stream
Those who wish to obtain career and technical qualifications, as well as those who fail to complete any stage or obtain any qualification of the academic stream from the Certificate of Primary Education onward, may enter into the vocational stream, which provides technical and vocational training and education (TVET) in life skills and job skills for employment and independent living. The vocational stream offers options outside of the academic stream for students to complete the compulsory stages of education, and to continue their formal education beyond the compulsory years, in vocational programmes of study. Those who successfully complete the Higher National Diploma (HND), a post-secondary qualification, may then progress to the Bachelor's degree with advanced standing, and thus re-enter into the academic stream of formal education, with the option to progress onto postgraduate studies in higher education.
Vocational Formal Education Structure
Pre-vocational Certificate | Standard VI of Primary Education | Form I Form II Form III Form IV |
National Trade Certificate Foundation |
National Trade Certificate Foundation | Form III Certificate or Pre-vocational Certificate | Year I Year II Year III |
National Trade Certificate II |
National Trade Certificate II | National Trade Certificate Foundation | Year I Year II Year III |
National Trade Certificate III |
National Trade Certificate III | National Trade Certificate II | Year I Year II Year III |
Post-secondary qualifications |
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- Special Needs
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- For Schools
- Academic Standards
- Assembly Programs
- Blue Ribbon Schools Program
- Educational Accreditation
- Educational Television Channels
- Education in the United States
- History of Education in the United States
- Reading Education in the U.S.
- School Grades
- School Meal Programs
- School Types
- School Uniforms
- Special Education in the United States
- Systems of Formal Education
- U.S. Education Legislation
- For Teachers
- Academic Dishonesty
- Childcare State Licensing Requirements
- Classroom Management
- Education Subjects
- Educational Videos
- Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Job and Interview Tips
- Lesson Plans | Grades
- Professional Development
- State Curriculum Standards
- Substitute Teaching
- Teacher Salary
- Teacher Training Programs
- Teaching Methods
- Training and Certification
- For Students
- Academic Competitions
- Admissions Testing
- At-Risk Students
- Career Planning
- College Admissions
- Drivers License
- Educational Programs
- Educational Television
- Educational Videos
- High School Dropouts
- Higher Education
- School Health
- Senior Proms
- Sex Education
- Standardized Testing
- Student Financial Aid
- Student Television Stations
- Summer Learning Loss