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LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
- Secondary
Education Outline
- Secondary education includes the middle stage, grades
6 to 8 and the lower secondary stage, grades 9 and 10. The language of
instruction at the middle stage and lower secondary stage is Urdu or the
regional language. The curriculum for the middle stage includes the
compulsory subjects of Urdu, English, mathematics, sciences, social
studies, and Islamic studies. The curriculum for lower secondary schools
is prescribed by the Boards of Secondary and Intermediate Education.
Students who wish to apply for a scholarship take the Grade 8
Examination conducted by the respective Provincial Education Departments.
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- At the lower secondary stage students begin to choose
a science stream or general stream of study. Upon conclusion of grade 10
students take the Secondary School Certificate Examination, which is
conducted by one the six Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
The Secondary School Certificate is awarded upon completion of the
examinations.
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- AGE OF ADMISSION
- Age 10
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- LENGTH
- Five years
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- PROGRAMME OF STUDY
Curriculum for grades 6 through 8:
- Languages
- first language
- second language
- English (compulsory)
- Arabic
- Mathematics
- Science
- Pakistani Civics/Social Studies
- Health and Physical Education
- Islamic/Moral Education
- Drawing/Persian/Agro Technology
- Tree Plantation/Manual Work
Curriculum for grades 9 and 10:
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Subject
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Number of weekly periods* per subject
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Urdu
(compulsory)
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4
– 6
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English
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6
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Pakistani
Studies
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3
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Islamic
Education
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3
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Mathematics
I
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4
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General
Science
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4
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Elective
Academic subject
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4
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Elective
Vocational subject
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4
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Mathematics
II
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4
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Physics
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7
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Chemistry
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7
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Biology/Computer
Science
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7
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Physical
Exercise
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15
– 20 minutes
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Civil
Defense/First Aid/Nursing
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75
hours over two years
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- * "Number of weekly periods per
grade" refers to the weekly teaching hours per subject per year.
A period means an hour of instruction time in a subject.
- ASSESSMENT AND PROMOTION
- Students are continuously assessed through coursework
and examinations on an annual and semester basis.
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- GRADING SCALE
- Division
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- Percentile
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- WES Equivalency
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- First
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- 60 – 100
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- A
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- Second
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- 40 – 59
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- B
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- Third
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- 33 – 39
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- C
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- Fail
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- 0 – 32
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- F
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Revised: May 06, 2004
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