| 1. | The Department of Basic Education (DBE) issued Circular S13 of 2015 regarding the incremental implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET) literature from 2016 to 2018. |
| 2. | Circular S13 requires that literature for Grade 10 should be implemented in 2018 in line with the attached National Catalogue of FET Literature for Grade 10 to 12 (2015). Various gaps in the subject material were identified in the aforementioned catalogue. However, the DBE has advised that they are currently in the process of filling the existing gaps. The DBE will then provide the revised National Catalogue of FET Literature for Grade 10 to 12 once the processes have been finalised. |
| 3. | Schools are therefore required to order FET literature for Grade 10 for study in 2018 according to the guidelines provided in paragraph 4 below. |
| 4. | Schools must adhere to the following CAPS requirements when ordering literature books:
For Home Language: one Novel, one Drama and one Poetry Anthology. For African languages, the Novel can be substituted with Folklore. For First Additional Language: any two of the genres: Novel, Poetry, Drama and Short Stories. For Second Additional Language: any one of the genres: Novel, Poetry, Drama and Short Stories. |
| 5. | In the following cases there are no literature options provided: Afrikaans Second Additional Language: No Drama, Poetry or Short Stories options. English Second Additional Language: No Novel, Drama or Poetry options. isiXhosa First Additional Language: No Poetry option. isiXhosa Second Additional Language: No Drama, Poetry or Short Stories options. Sesotho Home Language: No Poetry option. Sesotho First and Second Additional Language: No genre options. Setswana First Additional Language: No Novel, Drama or Short Stories options. Setswana Home Language: No Drama options. Schools are expected to use their existing literature titles for the above mentioned genres to fill gaps in the National Catalogue FET Literature of 2015 for Grade 10. |
| 6. | Schools should complete the attached ordering template for the required number of FET literature books for Grade 10.
The number of books that will be required per selected genre must be indicated. The completed template must be emailed to Shameez.Gurah@westerncape.gov.za by Friday, 25 August 2017. |
| 7. | The WCED will bear the cost of newly required literature books for Grade 10. |
| 8. | Kindly bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all concerned. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2017:08:09
