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HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

AKU-EB HSSC CURRICULUM FOR CLASSES 11 - 12

The Aga Khan University Examination Board's Higher Secondary School Certificate (AKU-EB HSSC) Program offers a strong platform to students for success in university education and professional life. It emphasizes on application of conceptual learning and further development of higher order cognitive skills, hence preparing students for success in the 21st century.

 

CHOICE OF SUBJECTS

HSSC students are required to undertake examinations for four compulsory and three elective subjects over a period of two years (options shown below).

 

NOTE: all subjects are examined twice during the two years of study.  Elective subjects are only chosen once during the qualification.

Higher Secondary

COMPULSORY

SUBJECTS

English Compulsory

Urdu Compulsory OR

Pakistan Culture

Islamiyat OR Ethics

Pakistan Studies

ELECTIVE

SUBJECTS

PRE-ENGINEERING

Physics 

Chemistry

Mathematics

ELECTIVE

SUBJECTS

PRE-MEDICAL

Physics 

Chemistry

Biology

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ELECTIVE 

SUBJECTS

SCIENCE GENERAL GROUP

*any one combination:

Physics / Math / Statistics

Economics / Math / Statistics

Economics / Math / Comp Sci

Physics / Math / Comp Sci

Math / Stats / Comp Sci

ELECTIVE

SUBJECTS

COMMERCE GROUP

Accounting / Economics

Commerce / Business Math

Commercial Geography / Comp Sci OR Banking

Business Statistics

ELECTIVE

SUBJECTS

HUMANITIES GROUP

*any 3 subjects:

Civics, Comp Sci, Economics,

Education, Geography, Math, 

Islamic Studies, Islamic History,

English Literature, Psychology,

Sociology, Statistics,

Urdu Literature, Fine Arts

KARACHI BOARD EXAMINATIONS HSSC: GIRLS ONLY

Nasra Girls' Higher Secondary School (established only at ETNS Saddar and Korangi Campuses), also offers an HSSC Program which follows the syllabus prescribed by the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi. Our mission is to prepare young girls from all socioeconomic backgrounds to be knowledgeable, competent, thoughtful, ethical and effective leaders. The higher secondary school has been founded on the belief that higher education is necessary for women to acquire the knowledge, skills and network for leadership. The main medium of instruction is English but equal importance is given to Urdu as the national language. Other than the compulsory subjects including English, Urdu, Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies, the following combinations of subjects are available in the Girls' College: 

Pre-Medical Group

Physics, Chemistry, Biology

 

Pre-Engineering Group

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

 

Computer Science Group

Physics, Chemistry, Computer Studies

 

Commerce Group

Principles of Commerce, Principles of Economics, Accounting, Commercial Geography, Business Maths and Statistics

 

Humanities Group

English (elective), Urdu (elective), Economics, Psychology, Islamic History, Islamic Studies, Civics, Education, Sociology, Geography

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