Life Orientation

Life Orientation guides and prepares learners for life’s responsibilities and possibilities.

It is a unique subject in the Further Education and Training Band in that it applies a holistic approach to the personal, social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, motor and physical growth and development of students. This encourages the development of a balanced and confident individual who can contribute to a just and democratic society, a productive economy and an improved quality of life.

Life Orientation addresses skills, knowledge, values and attitudes about self, the environment, responsible citizenship, a healthy and productive life, recreation and physical activity and career choices. It is an interdisciplinary subject in that it integrates the knowledge, values and skills embedded in various disciplines such as Sociology, Psychology, Political Science and Human Movement Science.

The topics for Life Orientation are as follows:

TOPIC 1: Development of the self in society

TOPIC 2: Physical Education

TOPIC 3: Study skills (not for assessment purposes in Gr 12)

TOPIC 4: Careers and career choices

TOPIC 5: Democracy and Human rights ; Social and environmental responsibility

From 2021 Life Orientation lessons will form part of the academic timetable. Learners are encouraged to participate fully by communicating their own views and feelings about the topic under discussion and classes are thus interactive and stimulating for all. When appropriate, videos and DVD’s are shown and guest speakers are invited to address the learners on a regular basis. The growth in the learners is on an emotional and spiritual level as well as intellectual.

In Grade 11, the learners do three days of Job Shadowing during school time as part of their curriculum on careers and are expected to present a comprehensive report about their experience.

The marking system for Life Orientation is the same as for any other subjects at Oakhill School: marks are obtained by the writing of S-Tests and assignments throughout the year. There is presently no end of year examination in the FET phase, but the same portfolio requirements exist.

The Final matric Life Orientation marks are weighted as follows:

SBA: 70%

CAT A (IEB set): 20%

Community Service - a total of 20hrs is required which pupils can start accumulating from Grade 10.

Physical Education Task: 10%

3 X internal tasks: (10% each): 30%

CAT B: 30% (final exam set by IEB)

Life Orientation is one of the subjects that participates in the Matric One Research Task Option. (Any student who does not take any of the other subjects that participate in the project must choose an investigation in Life Orientation.)

Life orientation is the study of the self in relation to others and to society.

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