Field of study of the subject at secondary school level- Further Education and Training (FET) Band

Economics is the study of how individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations within our society choose to use scarce resources to satisfy their numerous wants in a manner that is efficient and equitable.

The purpose of the subject is to ensure that learners will be able to:

• acquire and advanced Economics vocabulary that will allow them to debate and communicate the essentials of this subject, i.e. Macro-Economics, Micro-Economics, Economic Pursuits, Current Economic Issues
• apply, in a responsible and accountable manner, principles that underlie basic economic processes and pracitces
• explore a variety of methods and strategies to analyse and explain the dynamices of markets
• collect, analyse and interpret production, consumption and exchange data data as well as other information in order to solve problems and make informed decisions
• understand human rights concerns, reflect on the wealth creation process, and engage in proverty alleviation
• analyse and assess the impact of local and global insititutions on the South African economy

 Curriculum Support for educators

Lodi van Deventer, a Senior Curriculum Planner, based at Head Office, Cape Town, is responsible for the overall well being of Economics in the Western Cape. Supporting educators at secondary school level. 7 curriculum advisors are deployed at the seven Distric offices. These officials currently support the educators involved in the 2 subjects, i.e. Economics & Business Economics, as well as in the Economic and Management Sciences Learning area in the primary schools, Grade R - 9.