Curriculum

Idia College runs both Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School Programmes as specified in the Nigerian National Policy on Education. We offer a wide variety of academic subjects taught by a dedicated and professional staff. Our queens begin with a broad spectrum of subjects, which becomes more focused as she progresses.

In the Junior Secondary School (JSS 1-3), Idia College emphasizes the basic skills in the following subjects:

  1. English Studies
  2. Mathematics
  3. Culture and Creative Arts
    • Music
    • Fine  Art
  4. French Language
  5. Business studies
  6. Basic Science and Technology
    • Basic Science
    • Basic Technology
    • Physical and Health Education
    • Computer Studies
  7. Religious and National Values
    • Christian Religious Studies
    • Social Studies
    • Civic Education
    • Security Education
  8. Pre-Vocational Studies
    • Home Economics
    • Agricultural Science)
In the first year of the Senior Secondary School (SS1-SS3), all students choose 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

  1. English Language
  2. General Mathematics
  3. Civic Education
  4. Trade/Entrepreneurship Subject (Catering Craft Practice OR Data Processing OR Fisheries)

Compulsory Subjects

  1. Biology
  2. Economics
  3. Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) is a compulsory choice for all Christian students

Elective Groups

Only one subject can be selected from a given group.
  1. Literature-in-English or Geography or History
  2. Agricultural Science or Technical Drawing or Home Economics
  3. Further Mathematics or Visual Art
  4. Physics or Government
  5. Chemistry or History
  6. Computer Studies or Geography
  7. French Language