Senior Secondary Stage
The Secondary Stage is for four years and includes Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12.
“The Secondary Stage will comprise of four years of multidisciplinary study, building on the
sub- ject-oriented pedagogical and curricular style of the Middle Stage, but with greater
depth, greater critical thinking, greater attention to life aspirations, and greater flexibility and
student choice of subjects. In particular students would continue to have the option of exiting
after Grade 10 and re-entering in the next phase to pursue vocational or any other courses
available in Grades 11-12, including at a more specialized school, if so desired.”
The Secondary Stage will be divided into two phases:
1. Broad Curricular Areas (e.g., Science, Social Science, Humanities) will be offered in
Grade 9 and 10 to enable breadth. Learning Standards are defined for this phase, and it
is expected that all students attain these learning standards.
2. Disciplines (e.g., History, Physics, Language) within each Curricular Area will be offered
in Grade 11 and 12 to enable depth. The students have a choice in selecting specific
areas and disciplines. They make these choices based on their interests and their future
plans either in the world of work or in higher education after their school completion.
There are no common learning standards for this phase, while each of the disciplines
would have its specific competencies and learning outcomes defined.
