Primary Education is the education given to children aged 6 — 12 years.

The objectives of primary education are to:

          a.       Inculcate permanent literacy, numeracy and the ability to communicate effectively;

          b.       lay a sound basis for scientific, critical and reflective thinking;

          c.       promote patriotism, fairness, understanding and national unity;

          d.       instill social, moral nom and values in the child;

          e.       develop in the child the ability to adapt to the changing environment; and

          f.        Provide opportunities for the child to develop life manipulative skills that will enable the child function effectively in the society within the limits of the child’s capability,

In pursuance of these objectives:

a.       Primary education shall be compulsory, free, universal and qualitative;

b.       curriculum for primary education shall be as follows: