'Explore a World of Knowledge'
Grade 8 and 9
Learners follow a prescribed curriculum in Grade 8 and Grade 9. This comprises the following learning areas:
- Mathematics
- Languages – English, Afrikaans or IsiZulu.
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Economic & Management Science
- Life Orientation
- Arts & Culture
- Technology
Grade 10 to Grade 12
Learners who have successfully completed the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) have the choice of continuing with the academic Further Education Training (FET) phase.
The subject choices offered at Dowerglen High School from Grade 10 to Grade 12 are as follows:
4 compulsory subjects:
- English Home Language
- Afrikaans First Additional Language
- Life Orientation
- Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
4 subjects from:
- Accounting
- Business studies
- Consumer Studies
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Computer Applications Technology
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Visual Arts