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South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)

Regulations

Regulations pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement for Grades R-12

13. Recording and Reporting of Learner Performance

 

(1) Learner performance in terms of the learner’s conceptual progression within a grade and his or her readiness to progress/promoted to the next grade must be recorded in accordance with paragraph 15 of the policy document, National Protocol for Assessment Grades R-12 and Section 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy  Statements in all subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12.

 

(2) Reporting of learner performance in all subjects offered in Grades R-12 must be against the seven levels of competence (Table 1) as stipulated in paragraph 9, 16, 23 and 32 of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12, paragraphs 16 to 21 in the policy document, National Protocol for Assessment Grades R-12 and in Section 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12.

 

TABLE 1: SCALE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM STATEMENT GRADES R-12

 

ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL

ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION

MARKS

%

7

Outstanding achievement

80 - 100

6

Meritorious achievement

70 - 79

5

Substantial achievement

60 - 69

4

Adequate achievement

50 - 59

3

Moderate achievement

40 - 49

2

Elementary achievement

30 - 39

1

Not achieved

0 - 29