SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

SSC - Grades IX and X

AKU-EB SSC syllabi offers an excellent foundation for higher secondary education and beyond. The syllabi are offered in both English and Urdu, comprising of achievable Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) that encourage conceptual learning and develop higher order cognitive skills.

Choice of Subjects

AKU-EB offers a choice of fifteen elective subjects at the SSC level. Students are required to take examinations for five compulsory and three elective subjects over a period of two years.

Note: All subjects are examined twice during the two years of study. Elective subjects are only chosen once during the qualification.

Compulsory Subjects

English Compulsory

Urdu Compulsory OR Urdu Asan and Sindhi (a) OR History and Geography of Pakistan (b)

Islamiyat OR Ethics (c)

Pakistan Studies

Mathematics (for science group candidates) OR General Mathematics (for humanities group candidates)

a. Candidates from the province of Sindh may appear for Urdu Aasan in SSC Part I and Sindhi in Part II examinations

b. Foreign students may opt for History and Geography of Pakistan in lieu of Urdu Compulsory (subject to the Examination Board’s approval)

c. For non-Muslim candidates in lieu of Islamiyat

Elective Subjects - Science Group

Physics

Chemistry

Biology OR Computer Science

Elective Subjects - Humanities Group (Any Three Subjects To Be Selected)

Additional Subjects (Only Offered In The May Examination Session)

Literature in English

Additional Mathematics