CIRCULAR : | 0016/2010 | EXPIRY DATE : | NONE |
TO: | CHIEF DIRECTORS, DIRECTORS (HEAD OFFICE AND EDUCATION DISTRICT OFFICES), CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALISTS, CIRCUIT TEAM MANAGERS, HEADS: CURRICULUM CO-ORDINATION AND ADVICE, HEADS: IMG CO-ORDINATION AND ADVICE, IMG MANAGERS, DEPUTY CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALISTS, ASSESSMENT CO-ORDINATORS, CURRICULUM ADVISERS, AND HEADS OF ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OFFERING GRADES 1 - 9. |
BRIEF SUMMARY: | Progression and promotion requirements for Grades 1-9 in 2010, discontinuation of the Grade 9 CTAs, internal examinations for Grade 9 in the 4th term of 2010 |
SUBJECT: | GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATTERS IN SCHOOLS FOR 2010 |
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PROGRESSION AND PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADES 1 - 9
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The National Policy on Assessment and Qualifications for Schools in the GET Band (Government Gazette No.29626 of 2007) stipulates the requirements for progression in Grades1-8, and promotion in Grade 9.
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WCED Circular 0030/2009 stated that the new progression and promotion requirements, which were announced in Circular 0018/2009, would be postponed until 2010. It was also stated that Government Gazette 29626 was in the process of being reviewed.
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Please note that the current progression and promotion requirements, as stipulated in Government Gazette No.29626, will be used in 2010.
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DISCONTINUATION OF THE COMMON TASKS FOR ASSESSMENT (CTAs) IN GRADE 9
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Government Gazette No. 32836: Implementation of the recommendations of the task team appointed to review the implementation of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R - 12, states that the CTAs in Grade 9 have been discontinued with immediate effect.
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In place of the Grade 9 CTAs, schools in the Western Cape will continue with their own internal programmes of assessment and conduct their own internal examinations in all learning areas in Grade 9.
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The Grade 9 internal examinations to be conducted in Term 4 must constitute 25% of the total mark for each learning area.
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The formal assessments in Grade 9 conducted during Terms 1 - 3 will constitute 75% of the total mark per learning area.
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Revised electronic versions of the Grade 9 mark list will soon be made available to all schools on the CEMIS website, under the heading Reports and Assessments.
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Please bring the content of this circular to the attention of all teachers, parents and other persons concerned. |
SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2010:04:09
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