Syllabus Mpya Form 1-4 (Download PDF) 2025/2026

Download new syllabus for secondary school in Tanzania. The Tanzania Institute of Education (TET) is a public institution under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (WyEST) established under the Act of Parliament No. 13 of 1975 (Revised 2002). Starting in 2009, TET was made a Non-University Higher Education Institution through registration with the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET) with number REG/040.

The institution is responsible for translating into practice Government Policies on Education by designing curricula and educational programs that will facilitate the provision of quality education at the Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Teacher Education levels. The specific responsibilities of TET are: Designing, preparing and improving Curricula for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Teacher Education Colleges; Preparing supporting materials for implementing the curriculum and verifying the quality of materials intended for use at the levels under its jurisdiction; Providing training to implementers and managers of the Curriculum; and Conducting research and providing professional advice on issues of curriculum, teaching and learning, and education in general.

New (2023) Syllabus for Secondary Education Form 1-4

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14. Geography Syllabus for Ordinary Secondary Education Form I – IV
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19. Muhtasari wa Fasihi za Kiswahili kwa Shule za Sekondari Kidato cha III – IV
20. Muhtasari wa Kiarabu Elimu ya Sekondari Kidato cha I – IV
21. Muhtasari wa Kiswahili kwa Shule za Sekondari Kidato I – IV
22. Muhtasari wa Somo la Historia ya Tanzania & Maadili Kidato cha I – IV
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24. Physics Syllabus for Ordinary Secondary Education Form I – IV
25. Sport Studies Syllabus for Ordinary Secondary Education Form I – IV
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Structure of the Education System

Tanzania’s education system is in transition from the old structure of 1-7-4-2-3+ framework towards the new structure of 1-6-4-2-3+ resulting from changes of the ETP 2014, Edition 2023 that encompasses all levels from pre-primary to higher education. The system begins with one year of pre-primary education for children aged 5, designed to prepare them for primary education. However, not all enrolees in primary schools go through pre-primary education.

Following this, primary education spans six years, culminating in the award of the Certificate after the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), which was essential for progressing to lower secondary education but is no longer the case because of the new policy of automatic promotion from primary to lower secondary.

Secondary education is then divided into two levels: lower and upper secondary levels. The lower secondary and upper secondary levels last for four years and 2 years, respectively. Upon completion of these phases, students receive the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) and the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE), respectively.

At the highest level, University education offers undergraduate programs for students with secondary or technical education qualifications, as well as master’s and doctoral programs, following the completion of a bachelor’s degree. Education is provided by both government and non-government schools, with most enrolments in government institutions.