1. Institutional Resource Support Minute: DIR 0004/2011 refers.

2. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) recently released an addendum to the National Catalogue for CAPS Grade 10:

  • Agricultural Management Practices
  • Civil Technology
  • Dance Studies
  • Music

Please note that no textbooks have been approved for Agricultural Technology.
3. An electronic version of the ADDENDUM TO THE NATIONAL CATALOGUE (Annexure A) of approved Grade 10 CAPS textbooks, developed by the national Department of Basic Education (DBE) is attached. Only books on this catalogue will be purchased by the WCED for Grade 10 learners.

4. The automated requisitioning system will open from the 5 January 2012, only to schools currently offering the subjects and to schools that received approval to offer these subjects in 2012.

5. Schools must

  1. make their textbook selection for each Grade 10 subject on their approved FET curriculum;
  2. indicate the number of textbooks and teacher guides required per title, based on the projected learner enrolment and language per subject for 2012;
  3. capture their textbook selection on the automated requisition form on CEMIS by no later than 16:00 on Wednesday, 11 January 2012, by following the steps below:
    Step 1: Log on to CEMIS.
    Step 2: Select the "Administration" option on the Menu.
    Step 3: Click on "CAPS GR 10 Order" on drop-down box.
    Step 4: Click on "GR 10".
    Step 5: Select a subject from the dropdown box.
    Step 6: Capture number of textbooks and teachers guides next to your selected textbook title for this subject.
    Step 7: Click on "SUBMIT".
    Step 8: Repeat Steps 5 - 7 above for each Grade 10 subject in the school's approved FET curriculum.
    Step 9: Once you are satisfied with your textbook order, complete the sign-off screen and click "SAVE".
  4. consult the CEMIS User Guide (Annexure B), available on the CEMIS "Administration" option, for clear, step-by-step instructions; and
  5. contact Zandre' Kleinschmidt at tel.no. 021 467 2204 or Lucia Bredenkamp at tel. no. 021 467 2129, should assistance be needed.
6. Dance Studies and Music
6.1 Schools should note that the textbook for learners and teacher guide are only available in English. Orders will be placed for all learners.
6.2 However, schools are advised to indicate the learner's LoLT for future reference.
6.3 The WCED will investigate translation of materials in 2012.

7. Kindly bring the contents of this minute to the attention of all teaching staff.


SIGNED: MM HARKER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: EDUCATION PLANNING
DATE: 2011:12:20

Grade 10 Addendum to the National Catalogue of Textbooks  (size: 36 KB)