ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN
This learning area gives students the opportunity to:
Communicate ideas graphically using drawing instruments and computer-based tools
Learn by solving problems in creative ways
Carry out projects using the design process
Learn by dealing directly with human rights and social and environmental issues in their project work.
LIFE SCIENCES (BIOLOGY)
“Life Sciences involves the systematic study of life in the changing natural and human-made environment.” (National Curriculum Statement). A study of the Life Sciences fosters an understanding of the basic life processes as well as of the interrelationship and interdependence of components of the living and the physical world.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Learners taking Information Technology will learn the inner workings of the computer, and how this relates to problem solving. Learners will be expected to logically analyse problems, as well as design and write software applications to solve these problems efficiently. Students will learn the Java programming language as well as SQL (Structured Query Language) for working with databases.
