The Federal Government has proposed a 12-year basic education model but has denied scrapping Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS).
This is according to a statement by the Director of Press of the Federal Ministry of Education Folashade Boriowo.
Boriowo said the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa made the statement at the Extraordinary National Council on Education (NCE) Meeting held in Abuja on Thursday where he presented a proposal for discussion—not an immediate policy change.
“The proposal seeks to migrate to 12 years of compulsory education while retaining the current 6-3-3 structure,” the ministry said.
Boriowo said that the proposal targets the elimination of barriers between JSS and SSS.
This, it said, will allow “for a seamless transition of students without the hurdles of an external assessment at that stage. However, this is still a subject of consultation and deliberation”.
The ministry said there will be deliberations with stakeholders before a final decision on the proposal is made.
It said, “The final decision on whether to adopt this reform will be made at the October 2025 National Council on Education Meeting.
“The Ministry urges the public to disregard the false claim that JSS and SSS have been scrapped. The Federal Government remains committed to policies that enhance access to quality education while aligning with global best practices,” the ministry’s statement read.
