OlearnaA primary pupil can have a first look at JHS 1
Junior high starts before the admission letter, in the sense that English and Mathematics change pace the moment JHS 1 begins. A child still in primary school can open that work now, in short sittings, and arrive knowing which topic already feels steady. Olearna does not replace the primary class. It lets them meet JHS 1 before they are in it.
What they actually open
Two subjects, and only those at first: English and Mathematics at JHS 1 level. The free check is one subject, with no account. The result is On Track, Improving, or At Risk. A parent can read that without translating a percentage into a promise. It is not a BECE score. BECE is years away, at the end of JHS 3.
How long, and how often
- Twenty minutes, two or three days in a week. Stop while they are still willing.
- One topic from the check. A new topic next week, not eight subjects tonight.
- After a miss, look at the question together. That is the review: what they chose, and what was right.
- No full mock. No JHS 3 past paper. No talk of aggregates.
Who this is for
Upper primary, close to the move into junior high, is the fit. The child can read a question and sit still for a short stretch. A younger brother or sister can sit in on one topic with an older sibling, and then go back to primary homework. The primary teacher remains the teacher of the primary syllabus.
The day they enter JHS 1
They continue on the JHS 1 page. The same subjects, the same kind of check, now matched to the class they are actually in. Science and the other NaCCA subjects join when the JHS teacher starts them. The map of all three junior high years is JHS. Senior high is a later school, with its own page: SHS.
Common questions
Does Olearna teach the primary school syllabus?
The primary syllabus stays with the primary school. On Olearna, a pupil who is not yet in JHS starts on JHS 1 English and Mathematics, which is the work they will meet when they arrive. It is a head start, not a replacement for class.
Which primary class is this for?
It is most useful in the upper primary years, close to JHS, when a child can sit for twenty minutes. A younger child can look at one JHS 1 topic with a parent. A BECE mock is for JHS 3, not for primary school.
What happens when the child enters JHS 1?
They continue as a JHS 1 student, on the same subjects, with a label that already says where English or Mathematics stands. They do not start from zero on the app, and they do not jump to BECE papers.