Description
Download the complete SS1 New National Curriculum for Nigeria from one organised class-level resource page. The curriculum files can be added separately by subject, allowing users to download only the subjects relevant to their school or programme.
Nigeria’s revised national curriculum was introduced by the Federal Ministry of Education as part of a major reform designed to reduce subject overload, promote skill development, strengthen practical and digital learning, and make education more focused and functional. The reform followed consultations involving the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), WAEC, NECO, NBTE, NABTEB and other education and assessment stakeholders, and took effect from the 2025/2026 academic session.
The revised senior secondary structure is built around a smaller 8–9 subject load, combining core requirements with electives from Science, Humanities or Business and a practical trade subject.
SS1 New Curriculum Subjects
Core and compulsory:
- English Language
- General Mathematics
- Citizenship & Heritage Studies
- Digital Technologies
- One Trade Subject
Science options: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agriculture, Further Mathematics, Physical Education, Health Education, Food & Nutrition, Geography and Technical Drawing.
Humanities options: Nigerian History, Government, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, one Nigerian Language (Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba), French, Arabic, Visual Arts, Music, Literature-in-English, Home Management and Catering Craft.
Business options: Accounting, Commerce, Marketing and Economics.
Trade options: Solar PV Installation & Maintenance; Fashion Design & Garment Making; Livestock Farming; Beauty & Cosmetology; Computer Hardware & GSM Repairs; Horticulture & Crop Production.
The downloadable curriculum PDFs on this product page are organised by subject. Where the national structure provides a choice—such as Nigerian Language, CRS/Islamic Studies, optional languages, electives or trade subjects—schools and learners should select only the curriculum files that apply to their programme.
Need the wider subject structure first? Read our full list of subjects in Nigeria’s new national education curriculum for a class-by-class breakdown of Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary subjects.
This resource is useful for: classroom teachers, head teachers, school owners, heads of department, curriculum coordinators, parents and education administrators planning for the revised Nigerian curriculum.
SS1 Scheme of Work for the New National Curriculum
If you already have the SS1 curriculum and need the practical weekly classroom implementation plan, HeadTeacher.ng has also prepared subject-by-subject SS1 Schemes of Work covering First, Second and Third Terms. Use the links below to move directly from the curriculum to the corresponding teaching scheme:
- English Language Scheme of Work
- Mathematics Scheme of Work
- Citizenship and Heritage Studies Scheme of Work
- Digital Technologies Scheme of Work
- Agricultural Science Scheme of Work
- Biology Scheme of Work
- Chemistry Scheme of Work
- Food and Nutrition Scheme of Work
- Geography Scheme of Work
- Physics Scheme of Work
- Commerce Scheme of Work
- Economics Scheme of Work
- Financial Accounting Scheme of Work
- Marketing Scheme of Work
- Catering Craft Practices Scheme of Work
- Christian Religious Studies (CRS) Scheme of Work
- Government Scheme of Work
- Home Management Scheme of Work
- Islamic Studies Scheme of Work
- Literature-in-English Scheme of Work
- Nigerian History Scheme of Work
- Visual Arts Scheme of Work
- Beauty and Cosmetology Scheme of Work
- Computer Hardware & GSM Repairs Scheme of Work
- Crop Production & Horticulture Scheme of Work
- Fashion Design & Garment Making Scheme of Work
- Livestock Farming Scheme of Work
- Solar PV Scheme of Work
These scheme pages break the curriculum into weekly topics/themes, focal competencies, skills, measurable performance objectives, learning activities and teaching resources, making it easier to plan and deliver the curriculum across the school year.
HeadTeacher.ng organises these curriculum resources for easier access. Official curriculum content and requirements remain those issued by the relevant Federal education authorities.
Nnenna Ella –
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