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The Department of Basic Education has informed all provinces that the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) for Grades 1 - 6 and Grade 9 scheduled to be written in November 2010 have been postponed. These ANAs will be written in Term 1 of 2011. Schools will be informed once the dates have been set. |
| 2. |
Since the results of the ANAs in Grades 1 - 6 in Numeracy/Mathematics and Literacy/Languages were to be included as one of the formal recorded assessment tasks for Term 4 in 2010, schools are advised to continue with their own internal assessment tasks in Numeracy/Mathematics and Literacy/Languages in Term 4, as they did in 2008. |
| 3. |
The process for Grade 9 learners is not affected since all schools set their own internal examinations. |
| 4. |
The Annual National Assessments should not be confused with the WCED Systemic Tests. The WCED will administer the provincial systemic tests for Grades 3, 6 and 9 in the period
6 - 19 October 2010. |
| 5. |
The Western Cape Education Department apologises for the inconvenience. |
SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2010:09:15
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