FG Denies Raising JSS1 Minimum Age to 12

FG denies raising JSS1 minimum age to 12

The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked a report claiming that the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) has been raised to 12 years. In a statement released in Abuja by the Ministry’s Director of Press, Mrs Folasade Boriowo, the Ministry said the report was entirely inaccurate. She added that it did not come from any official source and did not reflect government policy. She clarified, “For the avoidance of doub…

FG sets 12 as minimum age for JSS1 admission

The Federal Government has introduced a new policy requiring students to be at least 12 years old before they can be admitted into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1), after completing six years of primary educationThe guideline is contained in a recently released policy document on Non-State Schools, launched by the Federal Ministry of Education.Non-state schools, also known as private, independent, or non-government institutions, are not run by g…