Grade 12 · FET Phase (Grades 10–12)

Grade 12 Tourism: topics by term

Grade 12 Tourism: what the CAPS curriculum covers in each of the four terms, with the official documents to download and ways the AlignWellz AI tutor can help.

Grade 12 Tourism topics by term

Term 1

Domestic, Regional and International Tourism

  • Global Events of International Significance
  • Political Situations and Unforeseen Occurrences of International Significance

Map Work and Tour Planning

  • Tour Plans and Route Planning
  • Compiling a Day-by-Day Itinerary
  • Compiling a Tour Budget
  • Health and Safety
  • Travel Documentation
  • World Time Zones
  • Calculations of World Times When Travelling Between Countries

Term 2

Tourist Attractions

  • Famous World Icons and Attractions
  • Factors Contributing to the Success of a Tourist Attraction

Foreign Exchange

  • Foreign Exchange

Term 3

Domestic, Regional and International Tourism

  • Forms of Payment When Travelling Internationally
  • Foreign Market Share

Marketing

  • Marketing South Africa as a Tourism Destination

Sustainable and Responsible Tourism

  • The Three Pillars of Sustainable Tourism
  • Responsible Tourism and Tourists

Culture and Heritage Tourism

  • World Heritage Sites

Communication and Customer Care

  • Methods to Obtain Customer Feedback and Measure Customer Satisfaction

Term 4

Tourism Sectors

  • Professional Image in the Tourism Industry
  • Conditions of Employment
  • The Purpose and Value of a Code of Conduct

Source: CAPS Tourism Grades 10-12, section 3.2 (teaching plans for Grades 10, 11 and 12).

How the AlignWellz tutor helps with Tourism

  • Your child picks Tourism, a term and a topic and the tutor knows what they are working on. They can also type, speak or upload a photo of their homework.
  • The tutor guides step by step instead of just handing over answers, and explains things a different way if something doesn't click.
  • Your child's own school worksheets, homework and textbooks always come first; CAPS is a guide, not a rule.
  • Parents see time spent in Tourism on the parent dashboard.

AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

Official downloads

These files are hosted by the Department of Basic Education, so you always get their current version. Workbooks are large PDFs, best downloaded on Wi-Fi. The DBE doesn't publish a workbook for this subject.

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Grade 12 Tourism: common questions

Is the order of topics the same at every school?

Not necessarily. CAPS is the national framework, and the order of topics inside it is not prescriptive, so the term-by-term plan here is the Department of Basic Education's suggested sequence. Your child's school (or your homeschool plan) may teach topics in a different order, so check with their teacher. AlignWellz puts your child's own worksheets, homework and textbooks first.

Can an AI tutor help with Grade 12 Tourism?

Yes. Your child can ask the tutor about Tourism by typing or speaking, or attach a photo of a worksheet or homework (a clear JPG, PNG or WebP). The tutor is designed to guide step by step and check understanding rather than just hand over answers, and it puts your child's own school material first. They can also pick a term and topic from this page so the tutor knows what they are working on. AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

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