Home » The Basic Certificate Examination (BECE) syllabus is designed to guide educators on what to teach the students to prepare them for the BECE examination. This syllabus will enhance the effective conduct of the examination for the 9-year Basic Education Curriculum.
This BECE syllabus is the official syllabus designed by the National Examination Council(NECO_, whose headquarter is in Minna, Niger State. This syllabus is the third edition, which is to be used starting in 2021.
It is an improvement of the two previous syllabuses. It covers all the subjects that are to be taken in BECE, stating its themes, topics, objectives, marking guide, and scheme to guide educators and also the students in preparing for BECE.
Eligibility
The following requirements need to be fulfil in order to be qualified to sit for the BECE:
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Also known as the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) Syllabus explains in detail the expectations required from candidates writing the exam.
This document consists of 18 subject syllabi. Six(6) of the 18 are Nigerian Languages, in which candidates are required to choose only one. Candidates sitting for BECE are required to choose a minimum of eleven(11) subjects and a maximum of thirteen(13).
We’ve covered in detail, the BECE syllabus and recommended textbooks for all the 17 Subjects as follows;
NB: The BECE exams indicated here are the ones organised by NECO and administered to Federal, State, and Private schools in Nigeria.
The following are the grades used; A,B, C, P and F and they will be arranged in order of merit below.
SN | SCORE | GRADE |
1 | 70-100 | Distinction |
2 | 60-69 | Very Good |
3 | 50-59 | Credit |
4 | 40-49 | Pass |
5 | 0-39 | Fail |
Registration
After ensuring the student is eligible to sit for the Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE), they will be expected to pay a non-refundable registration fee which will be specified by the Examination Council. The registration is done by the Head of School on their candidates behalf.
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