The Federal Government has officially replaced Nigeria’s long-standing 6-3-3-4 education system with a new 12-4 model, effectively scrapping Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS). Under this new structure, Nigerian students will undergo 12 uninterrupted years of basic education before proceeding to higher education.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the policy shift during the 2025 Extraordinary National Council on Education (NCE) meeting in Abuja. The NCE, the highest decision-making body in the education sector, comprises education commissioners from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as key stakeholders from government agencies and development partners.
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