Instructional time allocation The instructional time in the Senior Phase is as follows: Subject
Home Language
First Additional Language Mathematics
Natural Science Social Sciences Technology
Economic Management Sciences Life Orientation Creative arts Total
The CAPS for Mathematics
Each CAPS document provides: • an overview of topics and content areas for its subject (see below), • the weighting prescribed for each content area (see below), and • a teaching plan for the subject (see Section C–Planning and assessment).
The following content areas comprise the Senior Phase Mathematics curriculum: • Numbers, Operations and Relationships; • Patterns, Functions and Algebra; • Space and Shape (Geometry); • Measurement; and • Data Handling.
Each content area has a prescribed weighting to ensure complete curriculum coverage. Content Area
Numbers, Operations and Relationships Patterns, Functions and Algebra Space and Shape (Geometry) Measurement
Data Handling (Statistics) Total
Grade 7 30% 25% 25% 10% 10%
100%
Grade 8 25% 30% 25% 10% 10%
100%
Grade 9 15% 35% 30% 10% 10%
100%
4,5 3 3 2 2 2 2
27,5
Teaching hours per week 5 4
Total hours per term 50 40 45 30 30 20 20 20 20
275
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Section 1: Guidelines to teaching in the Senior Phase
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