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TSC Circular on Teachers to Handle Junior Secondary School Subjects, Number of Lessons and CBE

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a circular regarding teachers who will handle various subjects in Junior Secondary Schools and their qualifications.

TSC, through the circular, also specified Curriculum Based Establishment and the number of lessons that are going to be taught on a weekly basis.

Learning area Clusters for Junior Secondary School

1. LANGUAGES

Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign Languages) will be called upon to teach the following learning areas.

S/NOLearning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons Per Week
1.EnglishCompulsory5
2.Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf)Compulsory4
3.Life Skills EducationCompulsory1
4.Physical Education and SportsCompulsory2
5Foreign Languages/IndigenousCompulsory3
6.Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)Compulsory3
7.Virtual Arts/Performing ArtsCompulsory3
 Total21

2. MATHEMATICS

Teachers trained and qualified to teach mathematics will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 2 below

Table 2: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Mathematics

S/NO:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per Week
1.Mathematicscompulsory5
2.Integrated ScienceCompulsory4
3.Life Skills EducationCompulsory1
4.Physical Education and SportsCompulsory2
5.Virtual ArtsCompulsory3
6.Business Studies/Computer StudiesCompulsory3
7.Pre-technical studiesCompulsory5
 Total 23

3. SCIENCE

Teachers trained and qualified to teach Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) will be called up to teach the learning areas shown in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Science Subjects (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)

S/NO:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per Week
1.MathematicsCompulsory5
2.Integrated ScienceCompulsory4
3.Health EducationCompulsory2
4.Life Skills EducationCompulsory1
5.Physical Education and SportsCompulsory2
6.Pre-Technical StudiesCompulsory5
7.Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer StudiesCompulsory3
 Total 22

4. TECHNICAL

Teachers trained and qualified to teach Technical will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Technical Subjects

S/No:Learning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per week
1.MathematicsCompulsory5
2.Integrated ScienceCompulsory4
3.Health EducationCompulsory2
4.Life Skills EducationCompulsory1
5.Physical Education and SportsCompulsory2
6.Pre-Technical StudiesCompulsory5
7.Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer StudiesCompulsory3
 Total 22

5. HUMANITIES

Teachers trained and qualified to teach humanities will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 4 below:

Table 5: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)

S/NOLearning AreasRemarksNo. of Lessons per Week
1.Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)Compulsory3
2.English/Kiswahili/KSLCompulsory5
3.Religious Education (CE/IRE/HRE)Compulsory2
4.Health EducationCompulsory2
5.Life Skills EducationCompulsory1
6.Physical Education and SportsCompulsory2
7.Indigenous LanguageCompulsory3
8.Visual Arts/Performing ArtsCompulsory3
 Total 21

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