Acing your PAT!
In each of your 3 years of CAT, you will complete a Practical Assessment Task. This is the first in…
DBE PAT 2025 Ideas
« Previous step: Learner Declaration of Authenticity The 2025 Matric PAT topic has been announced! I will be continuing to…
DBE PAT 2024 Ideas
« Previous step: Learner Declaration of Authenticity The 2024 Matric PAT topic has been announced. In this post: DBE Grade…
DBE & IEB PAT 2023 Ideas
« Previous step: Learner Declaration of Authenticity The 2023 CAT PAT topics have been announced (although they are not yet…
PAT Phase 1: Plan & Research
Phase 1 of the PAT involves understanding, planning and then researching the PAT. Do not attempt to take any shortcuts:…
Phase 1 Report finishing touches
« Previous step: Summarising your sources Re-read the post Phase 1 Report outline. Run the following checks before the hand-in…
Phase 3 PowerPoint presentation
Technically, the Grade 10 PAT specifies that the final presentation is part of Phase 2; there is no Phase 3…
PAT Phase 3: Present
Phase 3 is all about presenting. If you worked carefully in the previous phases Phase 3 should just be about…
PAT Phase 2: Analyse
« Previous step: Phase 1 report finishing touches This post provides an overall view of Phase 2 of the PAT.…
PAT 2022 Ideas
« Previous step: Learner Declaration of Authenticity The 2022 CAT PAT topic for Matric learners was announced during the first…