This is the Afrikaans Second Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Further Education and Training Phase, Grades 10-12, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in Afrikaans Second Additional Language across Grades 10, 11 and 12, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document covers the four language skills of Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing and Presenting, and Language Structures and Conventions.
The following document, Afrikaans Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 10-12.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
Afrikaans Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 10-12 kavo-007
The document defines language as an instrument for thought and communication as well as a cultural and aesthetic means through which people express identity and interact with others. It explains that the Second Additional Language level assumes learners do not necessarily have prior knowledge of the language when starting school, and focuses on developing the ability to understand and speak the language, building basic interpersonal communication skills towards Grade 12 competence. A glossary (Woordelys) is included.
The document runs to 110 pages and is divided into four sections (Afdelings). Afdeling 1 covers background and the general aims and time allocation of the South African curriculum, Afdeling 2 introduces languages in the curriculum and the specific aims for learning additional languages, Afdeling 3 sets out the content and teaching plans for language skills including Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, and Writing and Presenting, with teaching plans per grade, and Afdeling 4 covers assessment, followed by a glossary.
The subject aims to help learners acquire language skills needed to communicate accurately and appropriately in Afrikaans, listening, speaking, reading, viewing, writing and presenting with confidence and enjoyment. It aims to build learners up from limited prior knowledge in Grade 10 to a standard where they can use Afrikaans at a high level for further or higher education or the world of work by Grade 12.
Grade
10-12
Subject
Afrikaans Second Additional Language
Phase
Further Education and Training (FET)
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027