TABLE OF CONTENTS

About Us..................................................................................Page 3
Chapter One
Marking Guides........................................................................Page 5
Chapter Two
Syllabus...................................................................................Page 6
Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks.......................................................Page 10
Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System.............................................................Page 12
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 Chapter One
Aims & Objectives

About
Civic Education is one of the four compulsory subjects in every WAEC exam. The
exam covers a range of topics related to citizenship, governance, rights and responsi-
bilities, civic participation, and social issues so it's important you have basic knowl-
edge of these topics

Marking Guides & Sections

The Civic Education exam will have two papers; Paper 1 and Paper 2. oth will be in a
composite paper and will be written in a sitting.

Paper 1: This will be a 1-hour multiple-choice test consisting of fifty questions

drawn from the entire syllabus and will carry 40 marks.

Paper 2: This paper will be a 2-hour essay-type test consisting of three sections:

Sections A, B, and C. Each section shall contain three questions. Candidates must
answer four questions choosing at least one from each Section. The paper will carry
60 marks.

The sections shall cover the following areas of the syllabus:

Section A: National ethics, discipline, rights and obligation

Section B: Emerging Issues in the society

Section C: Governmental system and processes

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 Chapter Two
WAEC SYLLABUS FOR CIVIC EDUCATION
SN TOPICS OBJECTIVES
THEME
1 Values 1) Definition,
2) Types,
3) Importance of values to the society.
2 Citizenship and Nationalism 1) meaning of citizenship;
2) meaning of citizenship education;
3) goals of citizenship education;
4) duties and obligations of citizens;
5) meaning of nationalism;
6) ways of promoting national
consciousness, integrity and unity in the
society;
7) the nationalistic roles of individual and
groups;
8) identification of local and world civic
problems.
3 Human Rights 1) meaning of human rights;
2) categories of human rights;
3) characteristics of human rights;
4) meaning and historical background of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR);
5) meaning and identification of the seven
core freedoms of UDHR;
6) importance of UDHR;
7) roles of individual, groups and
government in UDHR;
8) limitations to the exercise of human
rights.
4 Law and Order 1) definition of Law and Order;
2) features of Law and Order;
3) importance of Law and Order in the
society;
4) meaning of constituted authority;
5) types of constituted authority;
6) importance and roles of constituted
authority.
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 5 Responsible Parenthood 1) meaning of responsible parenthood;
2) roles of responsible parents;
3) importance of responsible parenthood
in national development.
6 Traffic Regulations 1) meaning of traffic regulations;
2) traffic regulation and its importance in
the society;
3) the roles of the individual and
government in maintaining traffic
regulations.
7 Inter- Personal Relationships 1) meaning of inter-personal relationships;
2) types of interpersonal relationships;
3) skills that promotes interpersonal
relationships;
4) meaning of inter communal
relationships;
5) importance of inter communal
relationships;
6) meaning of inter-communal conflicts.
7) skills for resolving inter-communal
conflicts.
8 Cultism 1) meaning and origin of cultism;
2) different cult groups in Nigeria and
their symbols;
3) reasons for cultism;
4) consequences of cultism;
5) ways of preventing cultism in the
society.
9 Drugs and Drug Abuse 1) meaning of drug abuse;
2) drugs that can be abused;
3) how drugs are abused;
4) symptoms of drug abuse;
5) behaviours of drug addicts;
6) ways of preventing drug abuse;
7) government agencies working to
prevent drug abuse/trafficking and their
activities;
8) laws against drug abuse.

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 10 Human Trafficking 1) meaning of human trafficking;
2) causes of human trafficking;
3) effects and consequences of human
trafficking;
4) efforts of government and individuals
in stopping human trafficking.
11 Hiv/Aids 1) meaning of HIV/AIDS;
2) causes of HIV/AIDS;
3) symptoms and effects of HIV/AIDS;
4) prevention of HIV/AIDS;
5) stigmatization of people living with
HIV/AIDS.
12 Youth Empowerment 1) meaning of youth empowerment;
2) youth empowerment skills;
3) importance and benefits of youth
empowerment skills.
4) efforts of government towards youth
empowerment.
13 Structure and Functions of 1) meaning of government;
Government 2) structure/tiers of government;
3) functions of government.
14 Democracy, Rule of Law and 1) meaning, types, and features of
National Development democracy;
2) importance of democracy;
3) pillars of democracy;
4) problems of democracy;
5) meaning of rule of law;
6) features of rule of law;
7) importance of rule of law;
8) problems of rule of law;
9) meaning of national development;
10) how democracy and Rule of law
promote national development- good
governance, employment creation and
poverty alleviation etc.
15 Political Apathy 1) meaning of political apathy;
2) causes of political apathy;
3) consequences of political apathy;
4) why leaders fail to protect the
interests of their followers;
5) how leaders can protect the interests
of their followers;
6) ways of discouraging political apathy.
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 16 Civil Society and Popular 1) meaning of popular participation;
Participation 2) types of popular participation;
3) the need for popular participation in
the society;
4) traditional and modern modes of
popular participation;
5) achieving popular participation in
politics;
6) meaning of civil society;
7) functions / need for civil society;
8) qualities / characteristics of civil
society; i.e. accountability, fairness,
justice, equity etc.
9) problems of civil society; i.e. bribery
and corruption, inadequate funding, over
bearing influence of foreign donors etc.
17 Public Service in Democracy 1) meaning of public service;
2) functions of public service;
3) problems of public service;
4) reasons for the shortcomings in the
public service;
5) ways of improving the public service.

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 Chapter Three
Recommended Textbooks

ADAMOLEKUN, L.Politics and Administration in Nigeria. Ibadan: Spectrum Books

Ltd, 1986.

ADEBAYO, A.Principles and Practice of Public Administration in Nigeria. Ibadan:

Spectrum Books Ltd, 2000.

ANIFOWOSE, R. & F. ENEMUO (eds)Elements of Politics. Lagos: Sam Iroanusi Pub-

lications, 1999

APPADORAI A.The Substance of Politics, Eleventh Edition. Madras: Oxford Univer-

sity Press, 1975.

BANJI, K. Citizenship Education. Lagos: Dedun Educational Books, 1976.

FGN 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as Amended. Abuja: Federal

Government Press, 2011.

LEAP AFRICA. Rage for Change, a Guide for Young Nigerians who Desire to Make
a Difference. Lagos: Leap Africa, 2008.

MENEKE, O.A. and NWEBO, I. Milestone Comprehensive Civic Education for Se-
nior Secondary Schools, Books 1 & 2. Owerri: Milestone Publishers Limited, 2012.

NWAUBANI, O.O. Citizenship Education and Nigerian Culture. Lagos: T-Excel Pub-
lishers, 2000.

OGUNBAMERUN, O.A. Reading on Campus Secret Acts. Ile-ife: O.A.U Press Ltd,
1997.
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OKUNLOYE, R.W., et al. Civic Education for Senior Secondary, Books 1, 2 & 3, UBE
Edition. Lagos: Learn Africa PLC, 2011.

OLURODE, L. & O. SOYOMBO (eds). Readings in Campus Violence. Lagos: John West
Publications Ltd, 2004

ONI, E.O., et al. Straight-Gate Civic Education for Senior Secondary Schools, Books 1
& 2. Ibadan: Straight-Gate Publishers Ltd, 2012.

OYEDIRAN, O., et al. Government For Senior Secondary Schools. Lagos: Longman
Nig Ltd, 1990.

OYEDIRAN, O. Introduction to Political Science. Ibadan: Oyediran Consults Interna-

tional, 1998.

TANYA, R.H. HIV/AIDS: Hope in the Midst of Despair. Lagos: Megarona (West
Africa) Ltd, 2005.

UKEGBU, M.N., et al. Basic Civic Education for Senior Secondary Schools, SS 2. Ow-
erri: Maybiks Nigeria Publisher.

UNO. Human Right: the International Bill of Human Rights. New York: United Na-
tions Organization, 1993

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 Chapter Four
WAEC Grading System
Having a good grade is very important in every exam especially one like WAEC which
will determine your admission status in higher institutions. Below is a table showing
how WAEC grades you depending on your score

  

75-100 A1 Excellent

70-74 B2 Very Good

65-69 B3 Good

60-64 C4 Credit

55-59 C5 Credit

50-54 C6 Credit

45-49 D7 Pass

40-44 E8 Pass

39 and below F9 Fail

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It is very important to score at least 50% which will give you a C6 in the 4 compul-
sory subjects as well as your core subjects or you could have problems getting admis-
sion and may have to re-write the exams.

For example, if you want to study Medicine and Surgery, you should try hard to score
high in Mathematics, English, Civic Education, and the trade subject you are writing
and your core subjects which are: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry

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