1. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is offering a revision programme via the interactive Telematics programme (lessons beamed via satellite technology) during February-March 2012 to assist candidates writing the supplementary National Senior Certificate examinations. The revision programme commences on 7 February and ends on 8 March 2012. Lessons will be broadcast live by experienced Grade 12 teachers to 145 selected schools in the eight education districts of the Western Cape from 15:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and from 14:00 to 18:00 on Sundays.

2. The NCS subjects to be offered are the following:

  • Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Geography
  • Life Sciences
  • English FAL
  • Afrikaans HL
3. The attached Annexure A provides the timetable of lessons.

4. Candidates who wish to take advantage of this opportunity are required to register by 16 January 2012 at a Telematics equipped school nearest to their place of residence. (See Annexure B for the location of these schools.)
4.1 Candidates may register for as many of the above subjects as they wish.
4.2 The completed registration form (Annexure C) must be hand delivered or posted to the school selected from Annexure B as per paragraph 4, by no later than 23 January 2012.
4.3 Candidates are requested to bring the relevant question paper(s) they wrote in October-November 2011 and their own stationery to the lessons.

5. Candidates who do not have access to any school listed in Annexure B can purchase support lessons on DVDs at a nominal price from the WCED by completing the order form (Annexure D) and faxing it to EDUMEDIA at 021 685 7421.

6. Principals are requested to provide a copy of the revision timetable and the appropriate forms to each candidate who qualifies for the February-March Supplementary Examinations on the day they collect their results at the school.


SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2011:12:03

Annexure A: Revision programme for Supplementary Exam 2012  (size: 22 KB)
Annexure B: Telematics equipped school  (size: 39 KB)
Annexure C: Registration Form: Preparation for Supplementary Examinations 2012  (size: 17 KB)
Annexure D: 2011 Telematics support for Grade 12 order form  (size: 39 KB)