Divine Mercy American International Academy runs the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School Programmes as specified in the Nigerian National Policy on Education. It offers a wide variety of academic subjects taught by a dedicated and professional staff. The student begins with a broad spectrum of subjects, which becomes more focused as he or she progresses.
In the Junior Secondary School (Basic 7 to 9), the School emphasises the basic skills in the following subjects:
- English Studies
- Mathematics
- Culture and Creative Arts
- Music
- Fine Art
- Igbo language
- Hausa Language
- Yoruba language
- French Language
- Business studies
- Basic Science and Technology
- Basic Science
- Basic Technology
- Physical and Health Education
- Computer Studies
- Religious and National Values
- Christian Religious Studies
- Social Studies
- Civic Education
- Security Education
- Pre-Vocational Studies
- Home Economics
- Agricultural Science)
In the first year of the Senior Secondary School (SS1), all students do a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 11 subjects. The following table lists subjects offered and possible option groups in the Senior Secondary School:
Compulsory Cross-Cutting Subjects
- English Language
- General Mathematics
- Civic Education
- Trade/Entrepreneurship Subject (Catering Craft Practice OR Data Processing OR
Fisheries)
DMAIA Compulsory Subjects
- Biology
- Economics
- Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) is a compulsory choice for all Christian students
Elective Groups
Only one subject can be selected from a given group.
- Literature-in-English or Geography or History
- Agricultural Science or Technical Drawing or Foods & Nutrition
- Further Mathematics or Visual Art
- Physics or Government or Music
- Chemistry or History
- Computer Studies or Geography
- French Language or Hausa Language