CAPS is a single, comprehensive, and concise policy document introduced to replace previous outcomes-based education guidelines. It provides detailed, term-by-t
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CAPS is a single, comprehensive, and concise policy document introduced to replace previous outcomes-based education guidelines. It provides detailed, term-by-term guidance for teaching and assessment across all subjects from Grade R to Grade 12.
CAPS is a single, comprehensive, and concise policy document introduced to replace previous outcomes-based education guidelines. It provides detailed, term-by-term guidance for teaching and assessment across all subjects from Grade R to Grade 12.
Year Adopted: 2012
Grade R, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Listen to and speak about a variety of oral texts, including stories, news, and instructions.
Key skills: active listening, oral presentation, vocabulary building, responding to questionsRead a range of literary and non-literary texts (folklore, short stories, information texts) with understanding.
Key skills: decoding, comprehension, identifying main ideas, visual literacyWrite a range of imaginative and informational texts, including essays and letters, using appropriate registers.
Key skills: process writing, paragraph structure, creative writing, logical sequencingApply knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and spelling to refine and edit complex texts.
Key skills: critical language awareness, editing, stylistic devices, advanced syntaxCount, estimate, and compare whole numbers up to 1000 and perform basic operations.
Key skills: place value, mental math, addition/subtraction, multiplication/divisionInvestigate and extend numeric and geometric patterns to look for a relationship or rule.
Key skills: algebraic expressions, number sequences, input/output diagramsDescribe and classify 2D shapes and 3D objects based on properties.
Key skills: geometric construction, classification of triangles, symmetryApply the rules of differentiation and use calculus to solve optimization and rate-of-change problems.
Key skills: first principles, derivative rules, graph sketching, optimizationUnderstand the biosphere, biodiversity, and the classification of organisms.
Key skills: ecosystem analysis, biological classification, observationInvestigate the properties of materials and the separation of mixtures.
Key skills: scientific method, laboratory safety, chemical propertiesAnalyze forces, work, power, and the effects of electrical circuits.
Key skills: circuit diagrams, Ohm's Law application, calculating powerUnderstand side views, plan views, and symbols on a map of a local area.
Key skills: map interpretation, spatial awareness, grid referencingInvestigate how people lived in the past in the local community.
Key skills: source analysis, oral history, chronologyAnalyze the causes and events of WWII and its impact on South Africa and the world.
Key skills: causality, evaluating bias, historical interpretationExplain the role of weathering, erosion, and deposition in shaping the earth's surface.
Key skills: geomorphology, environmental impact analysis, fieldworkCAPS is structured into four phases: Foundation Phase (Grades R-3), Intermediate Phase (Grades 4-6), Senior Phase (Grades 7-9), and Further Education and Training (FET) Phase (Grades 10-12). Teachers are provided with Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs) that dictate the weekly pace and content to ensure national uniformity.
In Grades R-9, assessment is a mix of Continuous Assessment (CASS) and end-of-year examinations (typically weighted 40/60 in Senior Phase). In the FET Phase (Grades 10-12), School-Based Assessment (SBA) accounts for 25% of the final mark, while the external National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination accounts for 75%.
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