DECREE No. /PMOF 12 MAI 2025
to specify methods and procedures for developing curricula and official school programmes. -
# THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law No. 98/004 of 14 April 1998 to lay down guidelines for education in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2004/022 of 22 July 2004 to lay down rules governing the organization and functioning of private education;
Mindful of Law No. 2018/014 of 11 July 2018 relating to the organization and promotion of physical and sporting activities in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2021/024 of 16 December 2021 governing the organization and promotion of the book sector in Cameroon;
Mindful of Decree No. 2023/223 of 27 April 2023 to lay down conditions governing the exercise of some powers devolved by the State upon regions in the area of secondary education;
Mindful of Decree No. 92/089 of 4 April 1992 to specify the duties of the Prime Minister, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 95/145bis of 4 August 1995; M:.. df.1 .e , rlugust 1775,
Mindful of Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organize the Government, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018; M:1c 1 1 U,
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/267 of 11 June 2012 to organize the Ministry of Secondary Education;
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/268 of 11 June 2012 to organize the Ministry of Basic Education;
Mindful of Decree No. 2019/001 of 4 January 2019 to appoint a Prime Minister, Head of Government,
# HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
# CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1.- (1) This decree specifies the methods and procedures for developing curricula and official school programmes.
(2) The curricula and official school programmes referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be those implemented as part of the theoretical and practical teaching provided in public and private schools for nursery, primary and secondary cycles of the education system in Cameroon, as well as non-formal education.
ARTICLE 2.- (1) The curriculum is a document developed by the State, which sets out Government's strategic plan for the education system, the goals of education, school programmes for achieving these goals, and the recommended pedagogical approach.
(2) The school programme is a coherent set of educational activities designed and organized to achieve pre-established learning objectives or to accomplish a specific set of educational tasks over a given period of time. (3) The pedagogical activities referred to in paragraph 2 above organized in the various disciplines or subjects shall be made up of courses, modules and teaching units. They shall also include certain pedagogical activitics based on games, excursions, practical work, study trips, exchange programmes and internship placements. (4) The school programme is a part of the curriculum which outlines, in detail, the educational offer of a discipline for a given school course.
ARTICLE 3.- (1) The development of curricula and official school programmes shall be the exclusive responsibility of the State.