1. Circular 0025/2012, dated 6 July 2012, notified schools of the intention of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to supply all Grades 4 to 6 learners at public schools with five textbooks per learner, i.e. a textbook for each subject, with the exception of Life Skills, which must be purchased from school funds.
2. An electronic version of the national catalogue, issued by the national Department of Basic Education (DBE), of approved Grades 4 to 6 textbooks and readers is attached as Annexure A.
3. To assist schools in making appropriate textbook selections, the WCED, in collaboration with publishers, will hold book exhibitions at selected venues in all education districts between 30 July and 3 August 2012. The following table provides the necessary information on these exhibitions:

Date Education district Venue Contact person and tel no./cell no. Time period
Monday,
30 July		 West Coast
  • Steynville Secondary School Piketberg

  • Vredendal, Primary School, Vredendal
    		•  Michelle Voster
    021 860 1546    		 14:30-16:30
    Tuesday,
    31 July    		 Metro South Metro South Education District Office, Plantation Road, Ottery (on Ottery Youth Care Centre premises) Walton Robertson
    021 370 2091
    082 462 5628    		 14:30-16:30
    Tuesday,
    31 July    		 Overberg Overberg High School, Caledon K. Bailey
    028 214 7318
    079 657 9654    		 14:30-16:30
    Tuesday,
    31 July    		 Eden & Central Karoo
  • Die Bult Skool, Langenhoven Street , George

  • Eden & Central Karoo Education District Office, cnr. Hoek van Vrede and Langenhoven Streets, Oudtshoorn

  • Nikko Brummer Primary School, Voortrekker Street, Beaufort West
    		•  Alta Raath
    082 925 0634    		 14:30-16:30
    Wednesday,
    1 August    		 Metro Central Metro Central Education District Office, Alexander Precinct, Maitland Mackie Kleinschmidt
    021 514 6971
    082 772 3091    		 14:30-16:30
    Metro North Metro North Education District, Timmermanstraat, Parow Geoffrey Figaji
    021 938 3011
    083 653 3660    		 14:30-16:30
    Wednesday,
    1 August    		 Overberg Overberg Circuit Office, Swellendam, Andrew White Street, Swellendam K. Bailey
    028 214 7318
    079 657 9654    		 14:30-16:30
    Thursday,
    2 August    		 Metro East Metro East Education District Office, Nooiensfontein Road, Kuils River B. Schereka
    021 900 7185
    083 251 7297    		 14:30-16:30
    Friday,
    3 August    		 Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Education District Office, Durban Street, Worcester Sandra Ecksteen
    023 3484 683    		 14:30-16:30
    4. The Grades 4 to 6 online ordering facility on the CEMIS or ISAMS will be active only during the period 1 to 15 August 2012. Schools must ensure that their orders are captured and signed off on the CEMIS or ISAMS before 15 August 2012 so as not to forfeit this opportunity.
    5. There are currently no textbooks for Natural Science and Technology on the approved National Catalogue. Schools will be given an opportunity to order books for these subjects when the DBE makes the Addendum Catalogue available to provinces in September 2012.
    6. In addition, schools are also encouraged to use this opportunity to view CAPS approved Grades 1-3 textbooks, readers and phonics programmes, which will be exhibited at the exhibitions listed above. Circular 0019/2012 dated 24 May 2012, instructed schools to use their Norms and Standards funds to purchase prioritised LTSM.
    7. Kindly bring the contents of this minute to the attention of all relevant personnel.


    SIGNED: M M HARKER
    DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: EDUCATION PLANNING
    DATE: 2012:07:27

    Annexure A: Grade 4 - 6 Catalogue  (size: 277 KB)