The government Wednesday launched a new roadmap for the rollout of the proposed school curriculum.

It begins with a national piloting this year that culminates in the actual implementation in January next year.

The pilot starts immediately and will cover pre-school and Standards One and Two. It will also be done in Standard Three in a few schools.

Known as competence-based curriculum (CBC), the new system, which seeks to replace the current 8-4-4, focuses on skills instead of knowledge.

It is phased as follows: two years of pre-school, six years of primary school, six years of high school, and three years of tertiary education (2-6-6-3).

In its naming system, classes will henceforth be referred to as grades rather than standards as is currently the case.

Source : Nation