The GED program consists out of 4 main subjects, each with their respective subtopics much the same as with the CAPS syllabus i.e.: In CAPS Social Sciences consists out of 2 subjects namely History and Geography, with the GED program the main subjects are structured in much the same way. 

 

The 4 main GED subjects with their subtopics are as follow:

 

• Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA) | GED English
  • Reading for Meaning
  • Identifying and Creating Arguments
  • Grammar and Language

 

• Social Studies
  • Civics and government (50%)
  • United States history (20%)
  • Economics (15%)
  • Geography and the world (15%)

 

• Sciences 
  • Life science (40%)
  • Physical science (40%)
  • Earth and space science (20%)

 

• Mathematical Reasoning 
  • Quantitative problem solving (45%)
  • Algebraic problem solving (55%)

 

All subjects are presented in English.