Natural Science subject curriculum (NAT1-03)

Teaching hours are given in 60-minute units:

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Year Levels 1–7: 328 teaching hours

LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL

Year Levels 8-10: 256 teaching hours (249 hours from the autumn of 2013 due the introduction of elective subjects at this level)

PROGRAMME FOR GENERAL STUDIES

Vg1: 140 teaching hours

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Vg1: 56 teaching hours

SUPPLEMENTARY STUDIES QUALIFYING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

Vg3: 84 teaching hours