JHS Social Studies – Year 3

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About Course

The final-year JHS Social Studies course for Ghanaian learners in JHS 3 (Basic 9). Built on the NaCCA curriculum, it has 6 units and 28 short lessons that explore Ghana’s people, culture, governance, economy and environment.

Students learn how to manage the country’s natural resources and protect the environment, how to build strong families, and how to preserve Ghanaian culture and national identity. They also study what keeps the peace, how to start and grow a small business, and how Ghana moved through its four republics.

Clear explanations help learners think critically, solve problems and make sound decisions, preparing them for academic success and for active, responsible citizenship.

 

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What Will You Learn?

  • Identify Ghana's natural and human resources and explain how to manage them
  • Protect the environment and use resources sustainably
  • Describe family roles and responsibilities, and how to build strong families
  • Explain Ghana's cultural diversity and why culture and national identity matter
  • Explain the causes of conflict and how to prevent and resolve it
  • Name the agencies that keep Ghana peaceful and secure, and your own role in peace
  • Spot business opportunities and plan a small business
  • Trace Ghana's First, Second, Third and Fourth Republics
  • Compare the four republics and what they teach about democracy

Course Content

UNIT 1: Environment and Natural Resources

UNIT 2: Family Life

UNIT 3: Sense of Purpose

UNIT 4: Law and Order

UNIT 5: Socio-economic Development

UNIT 6: Nationhood