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Uganda’s National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has produced an updated A-Level (Advanced) syllabus aligned to the competency-based Lower Secondary Curriculum (LSC). The revised A-level is learner-centred, inquiry-based and aims to ease transition from the new O-level/Lower Secondary CBC.
Implementation has been phased and politically contested: a full new A-Level overhaul was in development, but in late 2024 the government of Uganda shelved the earlier proposal and directed an abridged/adapted A-Level syllabus for the cohort entering Senior 5 in 2025, with further rollouts planned later.
The New A-Level Curriculum has been brought to align advanced-level teaching with the competence-based approach introduced at lower secondary (LSC), so learners follow a coherent pedagogy across Senior 1–6. The A-level update emphasizes learner-centred methods, inquiry, hands-on experiences and real-life applications.
The change is also aimed at reducing mismatches between what lower secondary produces (competences) and what traditional A-level expected (content-heavy, exam-driven), and to provide flexible progression pathways.
Two-year Advanced level (Senior 5 & 6) remains the core structure, but the syllabi are revised to be competency-based and to emphasize skills and applications rather than rote content. Several subject syllabi have been revised.
Number of Subjects: The NCDC lists around 29 subjects to be offered in A Level. Schools continue to offer combinations (science & arts, ), but some specific content/topics have been removed or abridged to ease the transition.
Pedagogy: Emphasis on inquiry-based learning, practicals, project/problem solving, cross-cutting competencies and assessment for learning approaches rather than purely summative content coverage.
The Advanced Level Combinations structure has not changed from the previous 3 Principal subjects and 2 Subsidiary subjects. A level students can therefore offer popular combinations including the following:
Note: Subsidiary Subjects include ICT, Sub-Maths, and General Paper.
Combinations vary from school to school but follow the same pattern. It is however important that students to select combinations for which they have achieved good grades in their Lower Secondary exams.
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