This is the 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 10 Electrical Technology, with separate plans for Digital Electronics, Electronics and Power Systems. All three start with safety, tools and the basic principles of electricity, then cover power sources, electronic components and magnetism, plus the work of each specialisation, with a PAT built up through simulations and a design during the year.
Each specialisation plan is set out week by week over 10 to 11 weeks per term, listing CAPS topics, concepts and skills, practicals, resources and formal SBA tasks.
Download the ATP
- Download Digital Electronics (PDF, 252 KB)
- Download Electronics (PDF, 277 KB)
- Download Power Systems (PDF, 269 KB)
What the Electrical Technology Grade 10 ATP covers
Term 1
- All: occupational health and safety, first aid
- All: tools and measuring instruments
- All: atomic theory and current flow
- All: resistors and Ohm's law
- All: series and parallel circuits
- All: power calculations
- PAT simulation 1 and design part 1
Formal assessment: Assignment. PAT simulation 1 completed.
Term 2
- All: energy, potential difference, internal resistance
- All: capacitors, charging and time constant
- All: switches, fuses and protective devices
- All: diodes and rectifiers
- Power Systems: introduction to domestic installations
- PAT simulation 2
Formal assessment: Term test or controlled test, depending on the specialisation. PAT simulation 2 completed.
Term 3
- Digital Electronics: LEDs and diode testing
- Digital Electronics: logic gates, truth tables, Boolean expressions
- Electronics: radio communication and antennas
- Power Systems: wiring, earthing and sub-circuits
- Electronics and Power Systems: principles of magnetism
- PAT simulation 3 and enclosure design
Formal assessment: Term test. PAT simulation 3 completed.
Term 4
- All: inductors and inductor calculations
- All: relays and solenoids
- All: simple series DC motor
- Finalising the PAT for moderation
- Revision and examination
Formal assessment: Final examination.
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.