During the second half of his Grade 9 year a boy must choose his subjects for Gr 10 and beyond, where the requirement is that he will take:

English and Afrikaans / IsiXhosa;
Mathematics (or Mathematical Literacy);
Life Orientation;
and then three from
Physical Science; Life Sciences; History; Geography; Accounting; Economics; Information Technology(IT); French; Music; Visual Arts; Dramatic Arts, Engineering and Graphic Design (EGD) or History.

The only restriction is that he must do at least one of Physical Science, Life Sciences or History(and if he is taking Mathematical Literacy, Physical Science is not allowed). While the total number of subjects offered may not seem very great, the number of possible combinations is: the boys currently in Grade 10 are taking over 60 different subject combinations between them. For boys who are interested in Economics and IT, we run an aptitude test to try and establish ahead of time which of them might experience significant difficulties and should therefore be warned from the outset. It is possible to change subjects after the start of the Grade 10 year, but increasingly difficult as time passes and significant material has been covered.