Senior Phase, Grade 7 to 9
Eight subjects, from Languages and Mathematics through to Technology and Creative Arts
Term by term, week by week, across the full year
Department of Basic Education, curriculum recovery plan
Access the latest CAPS and IEB Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs) as per the multiyear curriculum recovery approach adopted by the Department of Basic Education for Grade 7 to 9.
These resources help learners, parents and teachers understand what must be covered during each term to stay aligned with the curriculum and assist students prepare effectively for assessments and examinations.
Browse and download annual teaching plans, curriculum resources and past examination papers, or explore our online academic support programmes designed to help learners achieve their full potential.
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The Senior Phase is where subjects start being taught separately and the workload steps up. The plan tells a learner what should already be covered, what is coming next, and how long each topic is meant to take.
Each plan is split by term and by week. Open it at the week the school is in now, not at page one.
Everything above the current week should already be covered. Whatever looks unfamiliar there is what to revise first.
Skimming the next topic before it is taught is the cheapest way to follow a lesson properly instead of just copying it down.
Once a term of topics is done, sit the matching past paper under time and mark it honestly against the memo.
Fine Path keeps the Annual Teaching Plans for both phases and a free past paper library for Grades 6 to 12. Everything downloads as a PDF, with no account needed.
It is the Department of Basic Education pacing guide for a subject, set out term by term. It says which topics are taught in which week, and roughly how much time each one should take.
No. The curriculum statement says what has to be learned. The teaching plan says when it should be taught. They work together, and the plan is the one that tells you whether a class is on schedule.
Grade 7 is the first year subjects are taught separately, each with its own teacher, its own plan and its own assessments. The jump is real, and the teaching plans are the clearest way to see how much ground each subject now covers.
These are the multiyear curriculum recovery plans adopted by the Department of Basic Education. Schools sometimes re-pace a subject locally, so check with the teacher if something looks out of step.
Yes. Grade 9 is the year learners choose the subjects they carry into Grade 10 and, in most cases, into a university application. Fine Path has a free subject choice tool that works through that decision properly.
