This is the IsiZulu Second Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Intermediate Phase, Grades 4-6, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in IsiZulu Second Additional Language across Grades 4, 5 and 6, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document focuses on building listening and speaking, reading and viewing, and writing and presenting skills for learners acquiring isiZulu as an additional language.
The following document, IsiZulu Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 4-6.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
IsiZulu Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 4-6 kavo-092
The document organises IsiZulu Second Additional Language teaching around the skill areas of Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, and Writing and Presenting, together with the vocabulary and language structures needed at the Second Additional Language level. These terms describe the graded skills and strategies learners must acquire in each grade.
The document runs to 110 pages and is divided into four sections plus a glossary. Section 1 introduces the national Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement and time allocations, Section 2 introduces the Second Additional Language in the Intermediate Phase and its language levels, Section 3 sets out the content and teaching plans for language skills including the spread of texts across Grades 4 to 6, and Section 4 covers assessment requirements, recording, reporting and moderation.
The subject aims to enable learners who do not speak isiZulu at home to develop functional communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, viewing, writing and presenting. It also aims to build learners’ vocabulary and grammatical knowledge progressively so they can use isiZulu confidently for everyday communication and further learning.
Grade
4-6
Subject
IsiZulu Second Additional Language
Phase
Intermediate Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027