The curriculum covers current geopolitical state, international history and South African History to see how international events and thinking shape South African politics

We cover the rise and fall of empires in thein the 1600s, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the French Revolution, The Roaring '20s, The Great Depression, The Communist Revolution, Eugenics, Nationalism, The Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, The Black Power Movement, Globalization the Mfecane, The South African War, Segregation, Apartheid and the GNU (Government of National Unity).

The specific aims of history are to create:

• an interest in and enjoyment of the study of the past;

• knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the past and the forces that shaped it;

• the ability to undertake a process of historical enquiry based on skills; and

• an understanding of historical concepts, including historical sources and evidence.