The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has hit out at the Federal Ministry of Education, describing its recent clarification on the 2026 Senior Secondary School Curriculum as “meaningless” and misleading.
In a statement on Monday, ERC said the Ministry’s December 6 press release ignored core concerns from parents, teachers, and students—mainly that current SS3 students are expected to take subjects they were never taught in SS1 or SS2.
While the Ministry insisted students could freely choose subjects across science, arts, and social sciences, ERC argued that the move forces thousands of students to pick unfamiliar subjects with just four months before the WASSCE. Subjects like Civic Education, Computer Studies, Tourism, Storekeeping, and Insurance have reportedly been removed from the WAEC registration portal.
ERC stressed that science, business, and humanities students must now replace multiple subjects to meet WAEC’s eight-paper requirement. The group noted that the new curriculum was meant to take effect only for new entry classes—Primary 1, Primary 4, JSS1, and SS1—meaning it should only influence WAEC exams from 2028.
ERC also questioned the Ministry’s claim that ICT had been renamed Digital Technology, pointing out a WAEC circular stating the subject would not be examined until 2028 due to syllabus development needs.
Commending the House of Representatives for its December 4 resolution to halt the 2026 rollout, ERC demanded that WAEC postpone implementation until 2028 to protect current SS3 students from academic disadvantage.
“The Ministry must put its act together and ensure students are not unfairly penalised by these rushed changes,” ERC said.
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