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Engineering & Applied Technology

Use mathematics to design, analyse, optimise, and improve systems, structures, and technologies. This is what a Grade 10 student actually learns on the CMP Engineering pathway.

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Pathway insight

Why mathematics belongs in engineering

Every product, structure, and system is built on measurement, tolerance, and prediction. Students learn to read engineering data the way a working engineer does.

From topic to production line

Statistics, ratios, and regression become tools for quality control, telemetry, load analysis, and manufacturing yield, not abstract exercises.

Portfolio, not just tests

Each term ends with a portfolio task, a short engineering-style report where the student uses the mathematics to make a real design or quality decision.

What students learn: Grade 10 Engineering & Applied Technology Course Planner

Four terms, each anchored to a real area of engineering practice. Four sample topics from every term are shown below.

Term 1

System Metrics, Tolerance Ranges & Quality Control Data

Assessment Task 1

Sample topics

  • Indicators of System Performance
  • Physical Units and Dimensional Consistency
  • Measuring Manufacturing Output
  • Efficiency Rates and Production Yield
Engineering insight: Differentiate between a population, such as all microchips produced by an automated assembly line, and a sample, such as 50 units selected for quality testing.

Term 2

Signal Networks, Error Tracking & Tolerance Risk

Assessment Task 2

Sample topics

  • Digital Signals
  • Telemetry Error Codes
  • Hardware Failure Modes
  • System-Wide Failure Cascades
Engineering insight: Distinguish between independent and mutually exclusive system events.

Term 3

NDT Diagnostics, Signal Screening & Validation Matrices

Assessment Task 3

Sample topics

  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Early Defect Detection
  • Material Assessment
  • Engineering Safety Standards
Engineering insight: Organize inspected components into a two-way table comparing actual defect status with sensor test results.

Term 4

Machine Oscillation, Variance Control & Predictive Optimization

Year-End Milestone Assessment

Sample topics

  • Rotational Speed
  • Vibration and Frequency
  • Thermal Performance
  • Tolerance Distributions
Engineering insight: Use percentiles, quartiles and IQR to establish operating baselines for vibration, temperature, clearance or friction.