Engineering Graphics and Design Grades 10-12 - Curriculum and Assessment Policy

Oct 29, 2026

Engineering Graphics and Design Grades 10-12 curriculum and assessment framework outlines the South African policy basis for learning and teaching, including the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 and its 2012 amendments. It presents the subject’s main topics, specific aims, delivery requirements, and career opportunities. The document also structures examinable content by term, details Practical Assessment Task and formal assessment requirements, and explains recording, reporting, moderation, progression marks, and assessment rubrics for course and working drawings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

AccessFree to download

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS

Background

Overview

General aims of the South African curriculum

Time allocations

SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN

The main topics of EGD

The specific aims of EGD

The requirements for offering EGD

EGD career opportunities

SECTION 3: OVERVIEW OF TOPICS PER TERM AND ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS

Examinable content

Practical Assesment Task content

Annual teaching plan

SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN

Informal or daily assessment

Formal assessment

Projects

Programme of assessment

Recording

Reporting

Moderation of assessment

Practical Assessment Task (PAT)

Progression/promotion marks

Appendices

ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN GRADES 10-12 CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS . 3 1.1 Background........................................................................ 3 1.2 Overview ........................................................................ 3 1.3 General aims of the South African curriculum ............................................ 4 1.4 Time allocations .................................................................... 6 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN .................. 8 2.1 The main topics of EGD .............................................................. 8 2.2 The specific aims of EGD ............................................................. 8 2.3 The requirements for offering EGD ..................................................... 9 2.4 EGD career opportunities ............................................................ 10 SECTION 3: OVERVIEW OF TOPICS PER TERM AND ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS ........... 12 3.1 Examinable content ................................................................ 12 3.2 Practical Assesment Task content ..................................................... 14 3.3 Annual teaching plan ............................................................... 14 SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN .................... 32 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 32 4.2 Informal or daily assessment ......................................................... 32 4.3 Formal assessment ................................................................ 33 4.4 Projects ....................................................................... 34 4.5 Programme of assessment .......................................................... 34 4.5.1 Grades 10 & 11 formal assessment programme ....................................... 34 4.5.2 Grade 12 formal assessment programme ............................................ 35 4.5.3 The EGD annual formal assessment plan ............................................ 35 4.5.4 The compulsory EGD school-based assessment (SBA) tasks for each term .................. 36 4.5.5 The EGD formal assessment tasks ................................................. 38 4.5.6 Assessment of the EGD formal assessment task....................................... 41 4.6 Recording ....................................................................... 41 4.7 Reporting ....................................................................... 42 4.8 Moderation of assessment ........................................................... 42 4.9 Practical Assessment Task (PAT) ...................................................... 42 CAPS Engineering Graphics and Design 1 ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN GRADES 10-12 4.10 Progression/promotion marks ........................................................ 43 4.11 Appendices ....................................................................... 45 Appendix 1 A rubric for assessing course drawings (CDs) and daily exercises ...................... 45 Appendix 2 A rubric for assessing multi-view civil working drawings.............................. 46 Appendix 3 A rubric for assessing multi-view mechanical working drawings ....................... 47 Appendix 4 Detailed description of prescribed course drawings (CDs) ............................ 47 4.12 General ....................................................................... 50 2 CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS) ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN GRADES 10-12 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS FOR ENGINEERING GRAPHIC AND DESIGN GRADES 10-12 1.1 Background The National Curriculum Statement Grades R - 12 (NCS) stipulates policy on curriculum and assessment in the schooling sector. To improve implementation

FAQs

What policy framework underpins the Engineering Graphics and Design Grades 10-12 curriculum?

The curriculum is based on the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 and its amendments, implemented from January 2012, with a single comprehensive Curriculum and Assessment Policy document developed for each subject.

What does the document specify for assessment in Engineering Graphics and Design?

It distinguishes informal/daily assessment from formal assessment, sets out projects and the programme of assessment, and describes practical assessment tasks, recording, reporting, and moderation requirements.

What types of rubrics and drawing assessments are included in the appendices?

The appendices include rubrics for assessing course drawings and daily exercises, multi-view civil working drawings, and multi-view mechanical working drawings, along with detailed descriptions of prescribed course drawings.

Oct 29, 2026

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