NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
CIVIL TECHNOLOGY: WOODWORKING
NOVEMBER 2025
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 200
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Civil Technology Grade 12 NSC November 2025 Memo (English)
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 2 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking Guidelines
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKERS
1. Markers should:
• Familiarise themselves with the question and answer before evaluating the
responses of candidates.
• Always interpret the responses of the candidates within the context of the
question.
• Consider any relevant and acceptable answer during pre-marking but should
strictly adhere to the answers after finalisation of the marking guideline.
• There are TWO approaches to answering describe and explain type of
questions.
1. If a candidate is required to explain e.g., a process in a prescribed
number of steps (e.g. 3 steps), only the first required number of
responses should be considered.
2. However, if for example candidate is required to explain or describe a
process, we need to consider that candidates may write a long
description, not necessarily well organised. In this case the marker
needs to evaluate the complete statement to judge if the candidate
explained the required outcome satisfactorily and allocate marks on
merit.
• Answering short questions.
1. Bullet Form Answers: When a candidate provides their answers in
bulleted points, each bullet should be treated as a single answer.
Award 1 mark for each complete bulleted response.
2. Paragraph Form Answers: When a candidate provides answers in
paragraph form, the response should be evaluated based on the
accuracy and completeness of each fact presented. Award marks for
each distinct fact or point made, ensuring that each fact is correctly
articulated.
• Mark what the candidate wrote and do not interpret or predict responses.
• Indicate the tick or cross right at the position where the mark needs to be
awarded or where the candidate made the error.
• Accept the letter corresponding with the correct answer as well as the answer
written in full in multiple-choice questions or similar questions.
• Accept incorrect spelling in answers unless the spelling changes the meaning
of the answer.
• If a learner writes two or more answers separated by a slash (/) mark only the
first response, unless the additional answer/s are different names for the
same item, e.g. Yale lock/Night latch. In this case, the answer for the
response should be awarded and the slash (/) should NOT be considered as
an additional answer.
2. For calculations:
• A mark is only awarded if the correct unit is written next to the answer. If the
question states that the answer must be in a specific unit, a mark will be
awarded if the answer is indicated without the unit.
• Marks will only be allocated for the correct values if the candidates add
instead of multiply. NO marks will be awarded for the calculations and the
answer.
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• Where an incorrect answer is correctly carried over, the marker must
recalculate the values, using the incorrect answer from the first calculation. If
correctly used, the candidate should receive the full marks for subsequent
calculations.
• Alternative methods of calculations must be considered, provided that the
correct answer is obtained.
• For the calculation of quantities marks will be awarded for the correct use of
the dimension paper.
3. When marking drawings:
• The member for which the mark should be awarded should be drawn correctly
in the correct position to receive a mark.
• A member incorrectly drawn but wrongfully repeated in another position will
be awarded the mark for the repeated incorrect member provided that the
marking guideline provides for TWO or more marks for that member (positive
marking).
• Marks can only be awarded for a label if the label is correctly indicating the
correct member. Do not consider labels for members of which the labels were
provided on the answer sheet.
• Scale drawings should always be marked using an appropriate mask.
• If the incorrect/wrong drawing was drawn, the candidate can be awarded for
only what was provided for on the marking guideline.
• If a line diagram or an orthographic view instead of a pictorial drawing
(isometric/oblique/perspective) is drawn, the first assessment criteria for each
member will be marked wrong, but marks will be awarded for the subsequent
members if TWO or more marks are awarded for the same member.
• If candidates draw/give more information than what is required, mark strictly
according to the assessment criteria. However, if the additional information
alters or contradicts the correct response, the answer should be marked
incorrect.
4. Incorrect numbering of questions:
• If a candidate numbered incorrectly, but the answer is in the correct position
according to the sequence of the questions in the question paper, circle the
incorrect numbering and mark the response.
• If questions were answered randomly not following the same sequence as in
the question paper and the learner numbered incorrectly, the response
should NOT be marked.
5. Duplication of responses and questions answered in the correct place:
• If a question is answered twice, mark the first response.
• If a question should be answered on an answer sheet and the candidate
answered it on both the answer sheet and in the answer book, mark the
response on the answer sheet and cancel the response in the answer book.
• If the question was answered in the answer book instead of on the answer
sheet, mark the response in the answer book according to the assessment
criteria on the marking guideline.
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 4 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking guidelines
QUESTION 1: OHSA, MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND JOINING
(GENERIC)
1.1 1.1.1 38 mm ✓ (1)
1.1.2 150 mm ✓ (1)
1.1.3 320 kg per m² ✓ (1)
1.1.4 two ✓ (1)
1.1.5 two ✓ (1)
1.1.6 overhead ✓ (1)
1.1.7 two thirds ✓ (1)
1.1.8 unauthorised persons ✓ (1)
1.1.9 760 x 560 mm ✓ (1)
1.1.10 health and safety ✓ (1)
1.2 C✓ (1)
1.3 Bolts are purchased according to:
• Length of the shank ✓
• Diameter ✓
• Type of thread
• Head size
• Type of head
• Strength
• Material
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
1.4 1.4.1 Process of powder coating:
Applying a plastic finish/coating in powder form, ✓ by using a spray
gun. ✓ (2)
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1.4.2 Advantages of applying powder coating to a metal:
• Strengthen the metal ✓
• Provides stability
• Environmentally friendly
• Thicker coat can be applied
• More durable
• Available in a variety of colours, textures and gloss levels
• Withstand higher levels of heat
• Thermoset powder coatings have a beautiful appearance
• It is cheaper than other methods
• Resists corrosion
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE (1)
1.5 Do not use the following to clean a multi detector:
• Cleaning agents ✓
• Solvents/Chemicals
• Moist cloth
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE (1)
1.6 Two materials that can be detected:
• Steel ✓
• Copper ✓
• Brass
• Wiring/AC
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
1.7 Plumb bob ✓ (1)
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 6 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking guidelines
QUESTION 2: GRAPHICS AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION (GENERIC)
NO. QUESTIONS ANSWERS MARKS
What elevation is indicated by
1. West elevation/West/W ✓ 1
FIGURE A?
Deduce, from the notes column, what
2. Hipped roof ✓ 1
type of roof is indicated by number 1.
What energy-generating components
3. are installed on the roof, as indicated Solar Panels ✓ 1
by number 2?
4. Identify number 3. Fascia board ✓ 1
5. Identify number 4. Window sill/Sill ✓ 1
What material is recommended to be
6. Stainless steel ✓ 1
used to manufacture number 5?
7. Identify number 6. NGL/Natural ground level ✓ 1
Write down the abbreviation for
8. FFL ✓ 1
number 7.
Identify the end shape used to
9. Round/Square/Rectangular ✓ 1
manufacture number 8.
How many built-in cupboards are
10. One/1 ✓ 1
there in the building?
Socket outlet/Switch socket
What electrical installation has been outlet/Lights/Electrical wiring/
11. 1
omitted in the building? Switch/Distribution board/
Inverter ✓
What type of material can be used to Timber/Fibre cement/
12. manufacture the fascia board in uPVC/Aluminium/Stainless 1
FIGURE A? steel/Galvanised sheets ✓
How should the opening direction of
13. the sliding door be indicated on the By means of an arrow ✓ 1
floor plan?
Ceramic/PVC/Timber/Steel/
Stainless steel/Porcelain/Clay/
Name ONE material that can be used
14. Plastic/Fibre glass/Glass/Concrete/ 1
to manufacture number 9.
Stone/Marble/Terrazzo/
Cast iron/Pressed steel/Brass ✓
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Deduce, from the notes column, what
15. Lintels ✓ 1
must be installed above every window.
How many external doors are visible
16. Two/2 ✓ 1
on the southern side of the building?
How many water closets are installed
17. Four/4 ✓ 1
in the building?
18. Identify number 10. One-way switch double pole ✓ 1
Deduce the thickness of the internal
19. 110 mm/110 ✓ 1
walls from FIGURE B.
State the reference code of the
20. QP 5 - 2025 ✓ 1
proposed building.
How many 1 200 x 600 mm windows
21. Five/5 ✓ 1
are there in the building?
Deduce, from the notes column, the
22. dimensions of the aluminium side 600 ✓ x 2 000 mm ✓ 2
panel with windows.
✓
23. Draw the symbol for a grease trap. ✓ 3
✓✓ ✓
Draw the symbol for undisturbed ✓
24. earth. 3
✓ ✓
What sanitary fitting is installed in the
25. Sink unit – double/Double sink ✓ 1
scullery?
5✓x4✓
Calculate the area of the scullery to be = 20 ✓ m²
covered with floor tiles.
26. The sink unit must be installed on top OR 3
of the tiles.
Give your answer in m². = 5 000 mm x 4 000 mm
= 20 m²
220 ✓ + 5 000 ✓ + 110 ✓ +
5 000 ✓ + 220 ✓
Calculate the total length of the wall = 10 550 ✓ mm
on the northern side of the building. = 10,55 ✓m
27. 7
Show ALL calculations. The length
must be indicated in metres. OR
0,22 + 5 + 0,11 + 5 + 0,22= 10,55 m
TOTAL: 40
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 8 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking guidelines
QUESTION 3: CUPBOARDS, CASEMENTS, WALL-PANELLING AND
QUANTITIES (SPECIFIC)
3.1 A - Mullion ✓
B - Putty/Glazing beads ✓
C - Window pane/Pane/Glass ✓
D - Transom ✓ (4)
3.2 3.2.1 Three errors on wall-panelling installation:
• The cornice is installed incorrectly. ✓
• The tongue-and-groove board should not be placed against the
wall/installed incorrectly. ✓
• The rough ground is installed in the wrong place/installed
incorrectly. ✓ (3)
3.2.2
1 SKIRTING
2
QUADRANT MOULD
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Skirting (ANY TYPE) 1
2 Quadrant mould 1
TOTAL: 2 (2)
3.3 3.3.1
MEMBER QUANTITY UNIT LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS
Front rail 1 mm 1 200 ✓ 90 ✓ 16
Shelving 3✓ mm 580 576 ✓ 16
Shelf of top unit 1 mm 1 168 580 16
Intermediate
1 mm 1 950 580 ✓ 16
side
Sides 2 mm 2 400 ✓ 580 16
Kick plate 1 mm 1 168 80 ✓ 16
(7)
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3.3.2
A
3
7 1
5
6
6
2
8
6
6
4
9 9
HATCHING 10
A
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Projection lines (ANY ONE) 1
2 Side 1
3 Side rail 1
4 Bottom of unit 1
5 Top of unit 1
6 Shelving 4
7 Front rail 1
8 Back 1
9 Base (Front and back) 2
10 Hatching (Correct parts) 1
TOTAL: 14 (14)
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 10 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking guidelines
QUESTION 4: ROOFS, CEILINGS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
(SPECIFIC)
4.1 4.1.1 D✓ (1)
4.1.2 A✓ (1)
4.1.3 C✓ (1)
4.1.4 A✓ (1)
4.1.5 D✓ (1)
4.2 4.2.1 A - Bandsaw ✓
B - Spindle moulder ✓ (2)
4.2.2 If the tension of the band saw’s blade is too loose while making cuts:
• The accuracy of the cuts will be jeopardized ✓
• The blade will fall off/break/stop moving ✓
• The operator might get injured
• The blade could damage the work piece/machine
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
4.2.3 Equipment used to remove waste material while operating a band
saw:
• Push stick ✓
• Brush
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE (1)
4.2.4 Clean the machine after use ✓ and apply a thin layer of oil to the
surface. ✓ (2)
4.3 4.3.1 Storm clips ✓ (1)
4.3.2 Special aluminium foil ✓ (1)
4.3.3 Hipped roofs ✓ (1)
4.3.4 Closed eaves/Beam filling/Ridge plate/Ridge capping ✓ (1)
4.3.5 Valley ✓ (1)
4.4 4.4.1 A – Truss hanger ✓ (1)
4.4.2 Nailing/Screwing/Bolt and nut ✓ (1)
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4.5 Uses of hurricane clips:
• To fix purlins to roof trusses ✓
• To fix trusses to wall plates ✓
• Ideally used at eave overhangs
• Where members of trusses meet at 90⁰ angles
• To fix opposite faces of truss members
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
4.6 4.6.1 A – Cover strip/Frame ✓
B – Hinged trapdoor/Door ✓ (2)
4.6.2 Hinged trapdoor ✓ (1)
4.6.3 Purposes of a trapdoor are to:
• Allow access to the roof space from inside a house ✓
• Reach the geyser ✓
• Fit extra electrical wiring in the roof
• Install cables in the roof
• Gain access to storage space in the roof
• Do plumbing in the roof
• Do maintenance in the roof
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
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4.7 2
2 2
4
3
6 6
2
5
5 SPANWYDTE = 3 000 MM 1 1
7 7
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Wall + correct internal span 2
USE A MASK TO MARK 2 Rafters 4
THIS QUESTION 3 Tie beam 1
4 King post 1
5 Overhang 2
6 Wall plates (Ignore hatching) 2
Application of scale:
All correct =2
7 2
ONE or TWO incorrect =1
THREE and more incorrect = 0
TOTAL: 14
(14)
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Civil Technology: Woodworking 13 DBE/November 2025
NSC – Marking guidelines
QUESTION 5: CENTERING, FORMWORK, SHORING AND GRAPHICS AS MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION (SPECIFIC)
5.1 A – Head tree ✓
B – Soffit board ✓
C – Prop ✓
D – Brace/Strut ✓
E – Side ✓
F – Shutter board ✓
G – Kicker/Fixing plate ✓
H – Wedge ✓ (8)
5.2 To ensure that the formwork is held in its plumb position ✓ and to withstand any
forces acting on a column or the props (stability). ✓ (2)
5.3 A – Vertical struts/Posts ✓
B – Braces/Diagonal struts ✓
C – Horizontal shores ✓
D – Inclined strut/Raking strut ✓
E – Needle ✓ (5)
5.4 Materials used to cover gaps between laggings:
• Plywood ✓
• Hardboard/Masonite ✓ (2)
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5.5
3
2
1 1
COLLAR-TIE ROOF TRUSS
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Rafters 2
Collar beam (Higher than half of vertical rise
2 1
of the rafter)
3 Ridge beam 1
TOTAL: 4
2
1 1
COUPLE ROOF TRUSS
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Rafters 2
2 Ridge beam 1
TOTAL: 3 (7)
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5.6
3
2 2
4 2
1
THE HORIZONTAL AND DIAGONAL BRACE CAN BE PLACED ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT
OF THE STRUT IN THE CENTRE
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Tie 1
2 Struts 3
3 Diagonal brace (ONE) 1
4 Horizontal brace (ONE) 1
TOTAL: 6 (6)
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QUESTION 6: SUSPENDED FLOORS, STAIRCASES, IRONMONGERY, DOORS
AND JOINING (SPECIFIC)
6.1 6.1.1 G✓ (1)
6.1.2 C✓ (1)
6.1.3 F✓ (1)
6.1.4 E✓ (1)
6.1.5 H✓ (1)
6.1.6 B✓ (1)
6.2 6.2.1 Clout nails/Nails/Chipboard screws/Screws ✓ (1)
6.2.2 Hinges ✓ (1)
6.3 Methods used to fix a wall plate to a wall:
• Using galvanised straps that are nailed to the wall plate. ✓
• Wall plates can be bolted to a wall. ✓
• Wall plates can be nailed to a wall.
ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE (2)
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6.4
4
2
1
3 3 3 3
4 4
HATCHING 5
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Muntin 1
2 Clearance (both sides) 1
3 Raised and fielded panels 4
4 Bottom rail 1
5 Hatching (All parts correct) 1
TOTAL: 8 (8)
6.5 A – Newel post ✓
B – Landing ✓
C – Riser ✓
D – Pitch line ✓
E – Tread ✓
F – Handrail ✓ (6)
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6.6
4
2
1 3
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
OR
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 Rail 3
2 Double bare-faced tenons 4
3 Shoulder (top, middle and bottom) 3
4 Rebate 1
TOTAL: 11 (11)
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6.7
5
FLOOR BOARDS 4
FLOOR JOIST 4
4
3
BEARER
2
ANT GUARD
1
4
DPC
BRICK PIER
PAD FOUNDATION
CONCRETE SYMBOL
NO. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARK
1 DPC 1
2 Ant guard 1
3 Bearer 1
4 Floor joist 1
5 Floor boards 1
TOTAL: 5 (5)
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TOTAL: 200
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