This is the Afrikaans First Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Foundation Phase, Grades 1-3, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in Afrikaans FAL across Grades 1, 2 and 3, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document is written in Afrikaans and covers listening and speaking, reading and writing, and language structure and use.
The following document, Afrikaans First Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 1-3.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
Afrikaans First Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 1-3 kavo-001
The document includes a dedicated word list (“Woordelys”) at the end, and defines core language-skill terms used throughout, including Luister en Praat (Listening and Speaking), Lees en Skryf (Reading and Writing) with its sub-skills of shared reading, group-guided reading, paired and independent reading, phonics, word recognition and comprehension, and Taalstruktuur en -gebruik (Language Structure and Use).
The document runs to 106 pages across four sections and a glossary: Afdeling 1 covers background, overview, general curriculum aims and time allocation; Afdeling 2 introduces First Additional Language teaching, additive bilingualism, and the different language-learning contexts; Afdeling 3 (the bulk of the document) sets out the language skills and teaching plans term by term for Grades 1-3; Afdeling 4 lists the text types covered in the Foundation Phase; and a Woordelys (word list) closes the document.
By working through this CAPS document, teachers are equipped to introduce Afrikaans as a First Additional Language through listening and speaking, guide learners from exposure to print through shared and group-guided reading to independent reading, build phonics, word recognition and comprehension skills, and develop learners’ writing and language-structure skills progressively across Grades 1-3.
Grade
1-3
Subject
Afrikaans First Additional Language
Phase
Foundation Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027