Looking for the term-by-term CAPS programme? View the Grade 12 Agricultural Sciences syllabus page.
Term 1 covers animal nutrition, digestion, feed components and types, animal production, shelter and housing, and animal reproduction topics including oestrus and embryo technologies.
Term 2 includes basic agricultural genetics, patterns of inheritance, selection, and genetic modification/genetic engineering.
Paper 1 focuses on animal nutrition, animal production, protection and control, and reproduction. Paper 2 focuses on agricultural management and marketing, production factors, and basic agricultural genetics.
Term 4 focuses on revision across all topics and the final NSC examination with two papers.
Yes. Term 1 and Term 3 include practical investigations as part of SBA assessment.