Marywood Girls College (M.G.C)
31, Franklin Street, Lagos
07064620194
Mon-Fri : 07:00 - 17:00

CURRICULUM

MGC runs the Junior and Senior secondary school program as specified in National Policy of Education in Nigeria. It offers a wide variety of academic subjects taught by dedicated and professional staff. The students begin with a broad spectrum of subjects from the junior school which becomes more focused as she progresses to the senior school.

 

Junior School

1                MATHEMATICS

2                ENGLISH LANGUAGE

3                BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BST)

Computer Studies

Basic Science

Basic Technology

Physical and Health Education

4               RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL VALUE(RNV)

                                 Social Studies
                                 Civic Education
                                Security Education
                                Christian Religious Studies
    5                PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES
                                   Agricultural Science
                                    Home Economics
    6               CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART
                                     Fine Art
                                     Drama
                                    Music
  • 7               BUSINESS STUDIES
  • 8              IGBO/YORUBA
  • 9              FRENCH

 

SENIOR SCHOOL

In the first year of the Senior Secondary School (SS1) all the students are expected to offer 12 subjects. The following are the subjects offered.

Compulsory /core subjects

 

  1. English Language.
  2. General Mathematics.
  3. Civic Education.
  4. Trade/Entrepreneurship subject for:

 

  • Data processing-                  Science and Technology students:
  • Marketing –                            Commercial/Business Students:
  • Catering Craft or Marketing-         Humanities/Arts students

MGC Core Subject

Biology

 

Science and Technology        Commercial/Business        Humanities/Art

  • Physics                                    Account                         Literature
  • Chemistry                               Commerce                    Government
  • Geography                              Economics                    Economics
  • Further Mathematics            Government                     C. R. S.
  • Technical Drawing               Further Maths          French/Igbo/Yoruba
  • Economics                                                                  Further Maths

 

ELECTIVES

Food &Nut/Agric Science      Literature/ Geography           Visual Art/ Food & Nut/ French/ Computer  

                                                Computer/Agric Science          

           

Senior School Students are thoroughly prepared for WAEC, NECO and IGCSE examinations and they are exposed to the syllabus of the examination bodies.

 

ACADEMIC STRUCTURE

Students in each year are divided into 3 arms of classes, namely; Ivy, Lily and Rose for the junior school section. A class teacher is attached to each class and remains there for at least one academic session. The class teacher has opportunity to formally meet with the students on a daily basis and class meeting days which is scheduled forth nightly.

 

ACADEMIC PROBATION

Any form of unseriousness or laziness on the part of the students is not permitted at all. Therefore, students could be asked to stay back in school to observe Stay Back Order (SBO), if such a student is found wanting or not doing very well academically or morally.

 

GRADING SYSTEM

Grades Percentage Points
A1

B2

B3

C4

C5

C6

D7

E8

F9

96-100

91-95

89-90

81-85

76-80

71-75

66=70

61-65

< 61

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1