Course guides › Grade 5
These guides explain what South African learners cover in each Grade 5 subject under CAPS, term by term, with key ideas, worked examples, common mistakes and tips for parents. Grade 5 is part of the Intermediate Phase (Grades 4–6).
Every Grade 5 course is R100 per subject per year, with all four terms in one course.
Subject guides
- Grade 5 Mathematics – Available: R100 a year, enrolment through Coursebox. Place value, column methods, fractions, shapes, perimeter, time and more, with worked examples, common mistakes and tips.
- Grade 5 English Home Language – Text types, writing tasks and language rules, with examples, common mistakes and parent tips.
- Grade 5 Afrikaans First Additional Language – Texts, writing and taal rules, with examples and tips for parents.
- Grade 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Skeletons, food chains, metals, energy, electricity, rocks and fossils, with examples and tips.
- Grade 5 History – San hunter-gatherers and Khoikhoi herders, the first farmers, Ancient Egypt and heritage: all 28 topics summarised.
- Grade 5 Geography – Map skills and Africa, South Africa’s landforms and rivers, weather and climate, minerals and mining: all 30 topics summarised.
- Grade 5 Life Skills – Personal and Social Well-being, Physical Education and Creative Arts, with examples and tips for parents.
Ready to start?
See the Grade 5 course cards on our home page. Cards marked “Open course” take you to Coursebox, where you enrol. Questions? Read our guide for parents.
AI Buddies is an independent tutoring service. These guides follow the Department of Basic Education’s CAPS documents but are not endorsed by the DBE. Last reviewed: 31 October 2026.