Share

CHOOSE YOUR SUBJECTS WISELY

accreditation
Itumeleng Ramokgopa is a Fidelitus High School pupil.
Itumeleng Ramokgopa is a Fidelitus High School pupil.

IS your subject choice in line with a career you want to follow after matric?

SunEducation spoke to Nthabiseng Sithole, a Grade 11 pupil at Molebatse Secondary in Ga-motla, Hammanskraal.

She said:“I’ve always done well in the same subject I’m doing currently. The only reason I needed to drop others was due to poor results.”

Boitumelo Dube from Diepkloof, Soweto, a Grade 11 pupil at Fons Luminis High school, said: “My subjects are in line with what I want to do after matric.”

Itumeleng Ramokgopa, a Grade 11 pupil at Fidelitas Secondary School, also in Diepkloof, said: “I’m aware the subjects I’m currently doing are not in line with what I want to do after matric, but my sister told me I can still get into IT.”

Recently, the Department of Basic Education announced the withdrawal of the “designated subject list” – the list of subjects from which pupils had to select according to the degree they wished to pursue.

“But there are some serious considerations not to be ignored,” said Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of The Independent Institute of Education.

“Some may argue that the withdrawal of the designed subject list gives young people more choices, but we urge them not to make risky and uninformed changes.

“Skills such as logic and mathematics, argumentation and reasoning or the scientific method and the need for evidence are taught in math-based classes, history and science, respectively.

“Some omitted subjects, such as design, have been accepted by some institutions because it teaches applied creativity – a useful skill for modern life.”

Get the best in Soccer, News and Lifestyle content with SNL24 PLUS
For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
Subscribe to SNL24 PLUS
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
What do you value most personally?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
Earning tons of money
24% - 4 votes
Career Progression
6% - 1 votes
Work-Life balance
71% - 12 votes
Vote
Let us know what you think

Contact the People’s Paper with feedback on stories and how we could make dailysun.co.za even better!

Learn more
Do you have a story for the People’s Paper?

Click below to contact our news desk and share your story with SunLand!

Let's do it!