South Africa Grade 12 Accounting Syllabus

This syllabus encompasses accounting knowledge, skills, and values focusing on financial, managerial, and auditing fields. It covers a broad spectrum of accounting concepts and skills to prepare learners for a variety of career opportunities.

Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)

The CAPS document provides a single, comprehensive, and concise policy for learning and teaching Accounting in South African schools. It outlines the curriculum content, assessment guidelines, and time allocation for the subject. The teaching time for Accounting is 4 hours per week.

Key Topics

• Corporate Governance: This topic covers the principles and practices of ethical and responsible corporate behavior.
• Manufacturing & Cost Accounting: This involves the analysis of costs associated with manufacturing processes.
• Budgets & Projected Income Statements: Learners will learn how to prepare budgets and project future income statements.
• Reconciliations: This includes bank reconciliations, creditors' reconciliations, debtors' reconciliations, and age analysis.
• Internal Control and Ethics: This topic emphasizes the importance of internal control mechanisms and ethical practices in accounting.

Resources

• Mind the Gap Study Guide: This CAPS-aligned study guide provides comprehensive support for Grade 12 Accounting.
• The Answer Series: This series offers study guides and exam papers with suggested answers to help learners prepare for the final exams.
• Study & Master Accounting Grade 12 Teacher's Guide: This guide provides support for teachers in delivering the Grade 12 Accounting curriculum.
• WCED ePortal: This portal provides access to various resources, including the Annual Teaching Plan (ATP) for Accounting.
• Matric.co.za: This website offers access to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for Accounting in both English and Afrikaans.