The Life Orientation learning area aims to guide and equip learners for meaningful and successful living in a rapidly changing and transforming society.
The focus is on the development of self-in-society - personal development, physical development, social development, health promotion and the world of work and careers.
Learners must find a place for themselves in a world increasingly different from that in which their parents lived. They should be able to develop a sense of confidence and competence to live well and contribute productively to shaping of a new society.