NEW CURRICULUM CHANGES BY NCDC 2025

AND BEYOND
SOCIAL STUDIES
S/N CLASS NEW TOPICS TOPICS REMOVED
P.4
1. Location of our District Vegetation in our District
2. Physical features in our District People in our District
3. Vegetation and Environment in our Our Leaders in the District
District
4. People and Leadership in our How to meet people’s needs in
District our District.
5. Economic activities and Social
services in our District
P.5
1. Location of Uganda on the Map of Physical features in Uganda
East Africa
2. Human Interactions with the Climate of Uganda
Environment in Uganda
3. The Early Migrations in Uganda Vegetation of Uganda
4. Foundations of Modern Uganda Natural Resources in Uganda
5. Uganda as an Independent Nation The People of Pre-colonial
Uganda
6. Population of Uganda Foreign Influence in Uganda
How Uganda Became a Nation
The Road to Independence of
Uganda
The Government of Uganda
P.6
1. Location of East Africa on the Map The EAC
of Africa.
2. Human Interactions with the Transport and Communication in
Environment in East Africa East Africa
3. Early Migrations in East Africa The Road to Independence in
East Africa
4. Regional integrations Responsible Living in the East
African Environment
5. Resources in East Africa Major Resources of East Africa
6. Foundations of Modern East Africa
7. Social services
P.7
1. African countries and their location Physical features of Africa
2. Human interactions with the Vegetation of Africa
Environment
3. Oil mining in Africa The People of Africa
4. Colonialism and Nationalism in Foreign Influence in Africa
Africa
5. International Relations among Nationalism and the Road to
Countries and the wider World. Independence
6. Technolostagy and Development in Post-Independence Africa
Africa
Economic Developments in Africa
Major World Organisations

Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
We introduced Statistics and Probability to align with the Harmonized East
African Community Statistics Curriculum.
Set Concepts is now a sub-topic under the topic Data Handling in the
classes where it appears. This is done because sets are a pre-requisite in
collecting, sorting and grouping data.
Patterns and Sequences is merged with Whole Numbers in the classes
where it appears since its content is directly in line with whole numbers like
types of numbers and square roots of whole numbers.

English Language
CLASS CHANGE/MODIFICATION JUSTIFICATION
P.5 The topic Print Media has been changed To reduce on repetition of
to Media. content.
Letter Writing has been shifted to To avoid duplication of
Primary Four content.
P.6 Using Reference Books is a new topic. To equip learners with
Living Responsibly has been used to research skills.
rename the topic Safety on the Road. For clarity of the topic
The subtopic Burial has been renamed Clarity of the subtopic for
Funerals. comprehensive content
coverage.

P.7 The topic Ceremonies has been merged To reduce on content

Integrated Science
SN CHANGE/MODIFICAION JUSTIFICATION
1. Condensing themes into four instead of Reduce content fragmentation and
eight. overload
2. Include digital technology from P4 to P6 ICT is a critical skill that needs to be
imparted in learners deliberately.
3. Introduced indigenous technology in The need to promote
production, waste management, control environmentally friendly, culture
of crop, animal and human pests and compatible, endogenous solutions t
disease. tour challenges.
4. Integrating Agriculture competences in To develop relevant skills to boost
all terms from P4 to P7 under science our agrarian economy.
for productive living.
5. Innovative agricultural practices e.g. Need for innovative skills for
rearing maggots, mushroom growing, sustainable livelihood.
rearing earthworms, and bamboo
growing.
 Time
 A school year shall consist of three terms.
 Each term shall have 12 weeks, hence a total of 36 weeks in an
academic year.
 Each week shall have five days of school, Monday to Friday.
 Each school day shall begin at 8:00 am and end at 4:00 pm.
 Each school day shall have seven 40-minute periods totaling to 35
periods a week.
 Classes shall begin at 8:30 am and end at 2:40 pm. (ONLY ONE 40-
minute period after the lunch break)
 There shall be two breaks in a day. The mid-morning break shall be
30 minutes from 10:30 to 11:00 am.
 The lunch break shall be of one hour from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
 2:00 pm to 2:40 pm is project and remediation time.

Time allocation
SN LEARNING AREA NUMBER OF PERIODS A WEEK
P.4 P.5 P.6 P.7
1. English Language 6 5 5 5
2 Mathematics 5 5 5 5
3 Integrated Science 6 6 6 6
4 Social Studies 4 5 5 5
5 Religious Education 3 3 3 3
6 Local Language/Uganda 2 2 2 2
sign language
7 Kiswahili 3 3 3 3
8 CAPE(Performing 6 6 6 6
Arts(MDD); Art and
Technology; Physical
Education)

What to look for in a curriculum scope and sequence?