This is the Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 12 Consumer Studies. The year covers entrepreneurship, the consumer, food and nutrition, clothing, and housing and interior, followed by revision for the NSC examination.
The plan sets out each term week by week, with CAPS topics, page references, concepts and skills, pre-knowledge and formal SBA tasks. Terms 1 to 3 run 10 to 11 weeks, and Term 4 is revision before the November NSC examination.
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What the Consumer Studies Grade 12 ATP covers
Term 1
- Baseline assessment and PAT introduction
- Choosing a product for small-scale production
- Quality production and quality control
- Marketing plan using the 5 Ps
- Costing, selling price and profit
- Sustainable use of electricity and gas
- Sustainable use of water
- Municipal services and responsibilities
Formal assessment: Task 2: three practical lessons. Task 1: March controlled test.
Term 2
- Contracts and consumer rights
- Scams, stokvels and pyramid schemes
- Taxes, interest rates and inflation
- Nutrition-related health conditions
- Food-borne diseases
- Food additives and food labelling
- GM food, organic food and food security
- Fashion and appearance in the world of work
Formal assessment: Task 4: three practical lessons. Task 3: June controlled test or mid-year examination.
Term 3
- Planning a wardrobe for the world of work
- Eco-fashion and sustainable textiles
- Piracy of brand names
- Renting, building or buying a home
- Buying household appliances
- Contracts when buying furniture and appliances
- Revision
Formal assessment: Practical Assessment Task (PAT), 100 marks. Task 5: preparatory examination.
Term 4
- Revision of entrepreneurship and the consumer
- Revision of food and nutrition
- Revision of clothing and housing
- NSC examination
Formal assessment: November NSC examination, 200 marks.
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.