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Grade 9 Subject Choice: A Student's Guide for 2027
A complete guide for Grade 9 learners choosing Grade 10 subjects: compulsory vs elective, Maths vs Maths Lit, APS, career paths, and university requirements.
Subject Choice
Choosing your high school subjects shapes your tertiary options and career path. Explore our guides on subject combinations, aptitude testing and making informed choices.
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Education
Subject Choices—Knowing How to Start is Crucial
The world is changing. Careers that exist today weren’t thought possible a few decades…
High School Guidance
How to do Grade 10 like a Pro
So you’ve finally chosen your subjects and now find yourself staring down the barrel of the final three years of school. Daunting, right?!
High School Guidance
Grade 9 Subject Choices: How to Survive the Pressure
The time to make your Grade 9 subject choices is upon you. Do you play eenie-meeni-miny-mo or do you know exactly which subjects to choose? Find out how to survive the pressure with a few tips from Shirley.
High School Guidance
Grade 9 Parents: Subject Choice Guidance
It’s difficult not to get frustrated by the combination of hormones and indecision that’s always threatening to combust. We have some advice.
High School Guidance
Life Orientation – What’s the Point?
If I were to ask you what you thought of Life Orientation.. Would you mumble something about it being a waste of time? Want to know what I think?
High School Guidance
The Aptitude Test
In grade 9 and in matric, there’s usually quite a buzz around the phrase ‘aptitude test’. Everyone is discussing the good, the bad and the worth of them.
High School Guidance
High School – How to take the Bull by its Horns
Ready for high school? Find out why you should start writing this big chapter…
High School Guidance
Homeschooling – Is it a Viable Option?
Parents often wonder whether traditional schooling is giving their kids everything they deserve. Homeschooling…
High School Guidance
How to Survive High School
High school can be tough for many of us, while smooth sailing for others.…
