FG Raises Minimum Age for Junior Secondary College to 12

The Federal Ministry of Education has introduced that no baby will enter Junior Secondary College 1 (JSS1) before turning 12 years previous. 

Coordinating Minister Tunji Alausa unveiled the policy to be lag college students entire a beefy 9‑year cycle of training and near in junior secondary ready to be taught.

Atmosphere a Distinct Age for Junior Secondary

Below the contemporary rule, pupils must discontinue six years of predominant college, most continuously from age six to 11, before absorbing on to JSS1.

By fixing the entry age at 12, the authorities goals to bring uniformity across all states and close large swings in pupil maturity that previously disrupted teaching and studying.

From Nursery through Major

The policy also outlines the early years main up to predominant college. Formative years will begin nursery at age three, use 12 months in kindergarten at five, and then growth through predominant grades one to six.

This structure aligns Nigeria with global requirements and helps families thought for every stage of a baby’s training stride.

Affect on College Entry

One obvious discontinue of elevating the JSS1 age is its ripple throughout the total training arrangement. With college students now older at every level, most will attain senior secondary at about 15 and discontinue spherical 18.

That return to the ragged college‑entry age will exchange remaining year’s transient decreasing of the minimum to 16, restoring extra time for teenage college students to former before bigger training.

The Upward thrust of Internal most Colleges

The ministry mighty that neutral colleges believe grown rapidly, especially in 26 states where non‑express predominant and junior secondary facilities now outnumber public ones.

While interior most colleges believe helped develop get admission to, Education Minister Alausa warned that their rapidly upward push brings uneven quality. He acknowledged stronger oversight is foremost to ensure every school room meets total teaching and security requirements.

Guaranteeing Quality By Law

To make the age rule work, the authorities will roll out contemporary guidelines and inspections. Bid training boards must check every pupil’s age and monitor growth through an up to date national registry. Internal most and public colleges alike will face penalties in the occasion that they admit underage college students or topple in the relief of on curriculum requirements.