1. The Department of Basic Education (DBE)’s Circular S3 of 2012 announced that the Grade 12 literature prescribed for 2013 has been prescribed again for 2014.
2. As procuring both FET literature and CAPS aligned textbooks for 2014 in the same financial year places a huge strain on provincial budgets, the DBE has announced that the 2013 Grade 12 lists of prescribed literature for all languages have been prescribed again for the 2014 National Senior Certificate examinations.
3. New lists of prescribed literature for FET will be phased in over two years: novels and short stories in 2015, and drama and poetry in 2016.
4. Please bring the content of this minute to the attention of all language teachers responsible for preparing candidates for the National Senior Certificate examinations.


SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2013:05:10