1. The national Department of Education recently provided the WCED with examinations guidelines for Physical Sciences. These guidelines are applicable only to the October-November 2008 Grade 12 examinations.
2. The guideline document provides the following important information that must be communicated to all Grade 12 Physical Sciences teachers and learners:
2.1 The format of the papers and approximate mark allocations
2.2 Weighting of learning outcomes
2.3 Interpretation of assessment standards
2.4 Description of cognitive levels in the papers
2.5 Data sheets for Papers 1 and 2
2.6 Prior knowledge from Grades 10 and 11
2.7 Core content that will be assessed in the final examinations in 2008
3. Principals are kindly requested to bring this minute to the attention of the relevant teachers and learners.


SIGNED: Z. MODIMAKWANE
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2008:03:28

Examination Guidelines for Physical Sciences  (size: 385 KB)