LEARNING AREAS CLUSTERS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

1. LANGUAGES
   Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous)
   will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below
   Table 1: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Language Subjects (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous)
   S/No: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per
   Week
2. English compulsory 5
3. Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf) compulsory 4
4. Life Skills Education compulsory 1
5. Physical Education and Sports compulsory 2
6. Foreign Language/Indigenous compulsory 3
7. Social studies (Citizenship, Geography &
   History)
   compulsory 3
8. Virtual Arts/Performing Arts compulsory 3
   Total 21
9. MATHEMATICS
   Teachers trained and qualified to teach mathematics will be called upon teach the learning
   areas shown in Table 1 below
   Table 2: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Mathematics
   S/No: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per
   Week
10. Mathematics compulsory 5
11. Integrated Science compulsory 4
12. Life Skills Education compulsory 1
13. Physical Education and Sports compulsory 2
14. Virtual Arts compulsory 3
15. Business Studies/Computer Studies compulsory 3
16. Pre-technical studies compulsory 5
    Total 23
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17. SCIENCE
    Teachers trained and qualified to teach Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) will be
    called up to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below.
    Table 3: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Science Subjects (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)
    S/No: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons
    per Week
18. Mathematics compulsory 5
19. Integrated Science compulsory 4
20. Health Education compulsory 2
21. Life Skills Education compulsory 1
22. Physical Education and Sports compulsory 2
23. Pre-Technical Studies compulsory 5
24. Business Studies/Agriculture/Home
    Science/Computer Studies
    compulsory 3
    Total 22
25. TECHNICAL
    Teachers trained and qualified to teach Technical will be called upon to teach the learning
    areas shown in Table 1 below.
    Table 4: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Technical Subjects
    S/No: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per
    Week
26. Mathematics compulsory 5
27. Integrated Science compulsory 4
28. Health Education compulsory 2
29. Life Skills Education compulsory 1
30. Physical Education and Sports compulsory 2
31. Pre-Technical Studies compulsory 5
32. Business Studies/Agriculture/Home
    Science/Computer Studies
    compulsory 3
    Total 22

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5. HUMANITIES
   Teachers trained and qualified to teach Humanities will be called upon teach the learning
   areas shown in Table 1 below
   Table 5: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)
   S/No: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per
   Week
6. Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography
   & History)
   compulsory 3
7. English/Kiswahili/KSL compulsory 5
8. Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) compulsory 2
9. Health Education compulsory 2
10. Life Skills Education compulsory 1
11. Physical Education and Sports compulsory 2
12. Indigenous Language compulsory 3
13. Visual Arts/Performing Arts compulsory 3
    Total 21