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LIFE
ORIENTATION
Final
Assessment
2026
Grade 12
IMAGES: AI-generated. Based on typical assessment and exam questions
Important:
These study notes are reviewed and updated annually to align with the CAPS curriculum and
current assessment requirements. The content has been curated and structured to help learners
prepare for the final formal assessment task in Life Orientation for 2026.
Please note that Life Orientation does not have a final year-end exam . This assessment therefore
forms an important part of the final formal assessment mark for the year.
These notes are designed to help learners to:
1. understand key concepts
2. practise assessment-style questions
3. identify important themes and patterns in assessments
To ensure that learners are working with the most relevant and up-to-date content, parents and
learners are encouraged to confirm that they are using the latest version of the notes. If you are
unsure if you have the latest version, feel free to contact me at:
REMEMBER: You must use Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3's STUDY NOTES together for the last
formal assessment task in Life Orientation for 2026.
Good luck
Juffrou Ansie
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CONTENTS
Multiple-choice questions 3
DEVELOPMENT OF SELF IN SOCIETY 5
Adapting to growth and change 5
Social Media and Cybersecurity 10
Stress 11
Human factors that cause ill health, accidents, crises and disasters 14
Stereotyping 14
Substance abuse and fetal alcohol syndrome 17
Smoking and vaping devices (vapes) 18
Personal Lifestyle Plan 19
Lifestyle diseases and communicable diseases 19
COMMUNICATION 24
STUDY SKILLS 25
CAREERS, RECRUITMENT, AND JOB APPLICATIONS 26
Recruitment trends 26
CV and references 27
Entrepreneurship and Tax Liability 27
Employment Contracts, Labour Laws, and Workplace 29
UNEMPLOYMENT 35
TRADE UNIONS 37
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 41
Government Responsibility for Safe and Healthy Communities 41
Nation-building 43
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 45
Disasters, Local Government, and Community Safety 45
Contaminated Food Products and a Safe, Healthy Life 47
PET /PHYSICAL EDUCATION 49
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Multiple-choice questions
Career When choosing a career, the most important aspect will be to assess
whether you will develop your full potential.
Study plan An important strategy for sustaining an effective study plan is to adjust
certain activities to ensure progress
Commission for The CCMA helps resolve workplace disputes through conciliation,
Conciliation, mediation and arbitration.
Mediation and
Arbitration (CCMA)
Environmental Project Assessing an environmental project means considering the impact of
recycling waste on your community.
Fitness Exercises The following are examples of fitness exercises to strengthen your core
muscles: curls, sit-ups, and push-ups
Kinesthetic Learning A learning style that allows you to learn best by doing, moving, and
Style/ Practical touching
Learning Style/
Physical Learning
Democracy A mode of government where the people of a country have the right to
be involved in and decide on legislation
Investigative An evidence-based research method used by the media to uncover
Journalism/ matters of public interest obscured by people in positions of power
Investigative
Investigative
methods/ Forensic
Media
Cultural practices Common beliefs, customs, activities, traditions, values, beliefs, and
ideas common to a particular group or society
Vocation A strong sense of being fit to pursue a particular career, job or
occupation
Cyberbully Using technology to deliberately harass or intimidate someone by
/online bullying sending threatening messages
Nation-building It can refer to people in a country coming together/collabourating/united
to achieve a common goal/supporting national representatives/
teams/nation-building initiatives.
Personal Mission A personal mission statement involves your religious beliefs and the way
Statement you understand the world around you.
Transparency A democratic process is supported by basic principles, such as
transparency. Transparency implies that openness is actively applied
and steps in decision-making are shared with all participants.
Study strategies Study strategies can be defined as steps taken to study in the most
efficient way.
School Assessment School assessment can be defined as an ongoing process where
information about performance is collected.
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Harassment / Harass Actions where someone is annoyed, harassed, or even tortured.
Self-actualization/ To fully fulfill yourself and realize (reach) your full potential.
self-realization
Sustainability The ability to ensure continuity within a project for as long as it is
needed.
Accountability The explanation to donors, community members, or other stakeholders
about how something was done.
Recruiter, Someone who identifies and invites individuals to hold a specific
Recruitment Officer, position
Human Resource
Manager
Natural disaster These are events that occur frequently, unexpectedly, and globally such
as droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and
volcanoes. If one of these natural disasters results in a significant loss
of life and/or damage to property and/or environmental damage
Environmental hazard Environmental hazard is when a substance, a condition, or an event
threatens the environment / or adversely affects human health,
including pollution and natural disasters such as storms and
earthquakes.
Interpersonal conflict Occurs between two individuals (persons) due to disagreements or a
power struggle becomes based on communication
Intrapersonal conflict Occurs in an individual's head as a result of the individual's own warring
thoughts. – the person is in conflict with himself
psychologically, medically and spiritually
Guidelines on how to • Take firm action if you believe you are being treated unfairly.
behave assertively • Stay calm and don't show anger.
• Be very polite.
• Handle the situation and all involved with respect
Informal work Informal work is normally short-term.
Examples include washing cars, doing yard work, selling newspapers,
making clothes, or selling candy or fruit at a taxi stop.
Indigenous Games of • Jukskei
South Africa • Dibeke
• Donga
• Indigenous games are fun and don't have rigid rules.
Occupational Health The law places an obligation on the employer to reduce safety risks and
and Safety Act health risks in the workplace
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LIFE
ORIENTATION
Final
Assessment
2026
Grade 12
IMAGES: AI-generated. Based on typical assessment and exam questions
Important:
These study notes are reviewed and updated annually to align with the CAPS curriculum and
current assessment requirements. The content has been curated and structured to help learners
prepare for the final formal assessment task in Life Orientation for 2026.
Please note that Life Orientation does not have a final year-end exam . This assessment therefore
forms an important part of the final formal assessment mark for the year.
These notes are designed to help learners to:
1. understand key concepts
2. practise assessment-style questions
3. identify important themes and patterns in assessments
To ensure that learners are working with the most relevant and up-to-date content, parents and
learners are encouraged to confirm that they are using the latest version of the notes. If you are
unsure if you have the latest version, feel free to contact me at:
REMEMBER: You must use Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3's STUDY NOTES together for the last
formal assessment task in Life Orientation for 2026.
Good luck
Juffrou Ansie
© 2026 Juffrou Ansie Study Notes. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or distributed without written permission. Contact
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CONTENTS
Multiple-choice questions 3
DEVELOPMENT OF SELF IN SOCIETY 5
Adapting to growth and change 5
Social Media and Cybersecurity 10
Stress 11
Human factors that cause ill health, accidents, crises and disasters 14
Stereotyping 14
Substance abuse and fetal alcohol syndrome 17
Smoking and vaping devices (vapes) 18
Personal Lifestyle Plan 19
Lifestyle diseases and communicable diseases 19
COMMUNICATION 24
STUDY SKILLS 25
CAREERS, RECRUITMENT, AND JOB APPLICATIONS 26
Recruitment trends 26
CV and references 27
Entrepreneurship and Tax Liability 27
Employment Contracts, Labour Laws, and Workplace 29
UNEMPLOYMENT 35
TRADE UNIONS 37
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 41
Government Responsibility for Safe and Healthy Communities 41
Nation-building 43
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 45
Disasters, Local Government, and Community Safety 45
Contaminated Food Products and a Safe, Healthy Life 47
PET /PHYSICAL EDUCATION 49
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Multiple-choice questions
Career When choosing a career, the most important aspect will be to assess
whether you will develop your full potential.
Study plan An important strategy for sustaining an effective study plan is to adjust
certain activities to ensure progress
Commission for The CCMA helps resolve workplace disputes through conciliation,
Conciliation, mediation and arbitration.
Mediation and
Arbitration (CCMA)
Environmental Project Assessing an environmental project means considering the impact of
recycling waste on your community.
Fitness Exercises The following are examples of fitness exercises to strengthen your core
muscles: curls, sit-ups, and push-ups
Kinesthetic Learning A learning style that allows you to learn best by doing, moving, and
Style/ Practical touching
Learning Style/
Physical Learning
Democracy A mode of government where the people of a country have the right to
be involved in and decide on legislation
Investigative An evidence-based research method used by the media to uncover
Journalism/ matters of public interest obscured by people in positions of power
Investigative
Investigative
methods/ Forensic
Media
Cultural practices Common beliefs, customs, activities, traditions, values, beliefs, and
ideas common to a particular group or society
Vocation A strong sense of being fit to pursue a particular career, job or
occupation
Cyberbully Using technology to deliberately harass or intimidate someone by
/online bullying sending threatening messages
Nation-building It can refer to people in a country coming together/collabourating/united
to achieve a common goal/supporting national representatives/
teams/nation-building initiatives.
Personal Mission A personal mission statement involves your religious beliefs and the way
Statement you understand the world around you.
Transparency A democratic process is supported by basic principles, such as
transparency. Transparency implies that openness is actively applied
and steps in decision-making are shared with all participants.
Study strategies Study strategies can be defined as steps taken to study in the most
efficient way.
School Assessment School assessment can be defined as an ongoing process where
information about performance is collected.
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Harassment / Harass Actions where someone is annoyed, harassed, or even tortured.
Self-actualization/ To fully fulfill yourself and realize (reach) your full potential.
self-realization
Sustainability The ability to ensure continuity within a project for as long as it is
needed.
Accountability The explanation to donors, community members, or other stakeholders
about how something was done.
Recruiter, Someone who identifies and invites individuals to hold a specific
Recruitment Officer, position
Human Resource
Manager
Natural disaster These are events that occur frequently, unexpectedly, and globally such
as droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and
volcanoes. If one of these natural disasters results in a significant loss
of life and/or damage to property and/or environmental damage
Environmental hazard Environmental hazard is when a substance, a condition, or an event
threatens the environment / or adversely affects human health,
including pollution and natural disasters such as storms and
earthquakes.
Interpersonal conflict Occurs between two individuals (persons) due to disagreements or a
power struggle becomes based on communication
Intrapersonal conflict Occurs in an individual's head as a result of the individual's own warring
thoughts. – the person is in conflict with himself
psychologically, medically and spiritually
Guidelines on how to • Take firm action if you believe you are being treated unfairly.
behave assertively • Stay calm and don't show anger.
• Be very polite.
• Handle the situation and all involved with respect
Informal work Informal work is normally short-term.
Examples include washing cars, doing yard work, selling newspapers,
making clothes, or selling candy or fruit at a taxi stop.
Indigenous Games of • Jukskei
South Africa • Dibeke
• Donga
• Indigenous games are fun and don't have rigid rules.
Occupational Health The law places an obligation on the employer to reduce safety risks and
and Safety Act health risks in the workplace
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