Mathematics Grade 10
This is every topic in the CAPS Mathematics curriculum for Grade 10, 17 in total, organised by term, the way the Department sequences the year. It is the same curriculum your school teaches from, and the same one the NSC examines.
Term 1
5 topics- Algebraic expressions · Algebra and Equations
- Exponents · Algebra and Equations
- Number patterns · Patterns and Sequences
- Equations and inequalities · Algebra and Equations
- Trigonometry · Trigonometry
Term 2
3 topics- Functions · Functions and Graphs
- Trigonometric functions · Trigonometry
- Euclidean Geometry · Euclidean Geometry and Measurement
Term 3
6 topics- Analytical Geometry · Analytical Geometry
- Finance and growth · Finance, growth and decay
- Statistics · Statistics
- Trigonometry · Trigonometry
- Euclidean Geometry · Euclidean Geometry and Measurement
- Measurement · Euclidean Geometry and Measurement
Term 4
3 topics- Probability · Probability
- Revision
- Final examination
How it is examined
Papers, durations and mark allocations, as CAPS sets them out.
Paper 1
100 marks · 2 hours- Algebra and Equations (and inequalities)30 ± 3
- Patterns and Sequences15 ± 3
- Finance and Growth10 ± 3
- Functions and Graphs30 ± 3
- Probability15 ± 3
Paper 2
100 marks · 2 hours- Statistics15 ± 3
- Analytical Geometry15 ± 3
- Trigonometry40 ± 3
- Euclidean Geometry and Measurement30 ± 3
Knowing the topics is the easy part
The list above is public. It is what your teacher works from. What it does not do is explain a topic you are stuck on, show you a worked example, or tell you which mistakes cost marks in the exam. That is what an Elite Scholars account is for: study notes written against these exact topics, past papers, and tools that show their working.
See how we helpSource: CAPS FET Mathematics, Grades 10-12, Department of Basic Education, checked on 2026-08-05. Schools sequence topics differently within a year, so treat this as what is examined rather than the order your class will meet it in.
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