1. From 6 to 8 October 2004 UMALUSI moderators moderated Grade 12 Accounting and Geography educator and learner portfolios from a range of schools within the EMDCs Metropole East and South Cape/Karoo, with a view to ascertaining
1.1 the appropriateness and standard of the assessment tasks
1.2 the degree to which standardisation across the Western Cape is ensured
1.3 the reliability and validity of the assessment.
2. A pre-moderation meeting at which continuous assessment and moderation policies and procedures were discussed, was held with the officials responsible for these subjects. At the post-moderation meeting UMALUSI expressed its gratitude to all educators and officials involved in the teaching of these subjects and congratulated them on presenting portfolios of a high and professional standard.
3. A detailed report of UMALUSI's findings will be made available in due course and a report on the entire moderation process across the province will be provided early next year.


SIGNED: J.P. RAULT-SMITH
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2004:10:25