3 February 2012Promotion Requirements: Grades 1 - 9
FOUNDATION PHASE (Grades 1 to 3)
(Rating Scale: 1 - 4)
At least a rating code of 3 for Literacy (Home Language or Language of Learning and Teaching) and at least a rating code of 3 for the Numeracy Learning Programmes.
RATING CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF COMPETENCE:
|
Rating Code |
Description of Competence |
|
4 |
Meritorious to outstanding achievement (All aspects of all assessment standards attained) |
|
3 |
Adequate to substantial achievement (Key aspects of all assessment standards achieved) |
|
2 |
Moderate to adequate achievement (At least half of the assessment standards achieved) |
|
1 |
Not achieved to elementary achievement (A negligible number of assessment standards achieved)
|
INTERMEDIATE PHASE (Grades 4 to 6)
(Rating Scale 1 - 4)
At least a rating code of 3 for any 3 Learning Areas, one of which must be either the Home Language or the Language of Learning and Teaching, and at least a rating code of 2 for any 3 of the remaining Learning Areas, one of which must be Mathematics.
RATING CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF COMPETENCE
|
Rating Code |
Description of competence |
% |
|
4 |
Meritorious to outstanding achievement (All aspects of assessment standards achieved) |
70 - 100 |
|
3 |
Adequate to substantial achievement (key aspects of all assessment standards aachieved) |
50 - 69 |
|
2 |
Moderate to adequate achievement (At least half the assessment standards achieved) |
35 - 49 |
|
1 |
Not achieved to elementary achievement (A negligible number of assessment standards achieved) |
0 - 34 |
SENIOR PHASE PROGRESSION TO GRADE 7 AND 8, AND PROMOTION IN GRADE 9 (General Education and Training Phase)
(Rating Scale 1 - 7)
At least a rating code of 3 for English and Mathematics and at least a rating code of 2 for Afrikaans and the remaining four Learning Areas.
RATING CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF COMPETENCE: Generic Rating Scale
|
Rating |
Description of competence |
% |
|
7 |
Outstanding achievement (All aspects of all assessment standards attained) |
80 - 100 |
|
6 |
Meritorious achievement (Almost all aspects of all assessment standards attained) |
70 - 79 |
|
5 |
Substantial achievement Key aspects of all assessment standards achieved) |
60 - 69 |
|
4 |
Adequate achievement (Key aspects of most assessment standards achieved) |
50 - 59 |
|
3 |
Moderate achievement (At least half the assessment standards achieved) |
40 - 49 |
|
2 |
Elementary achievement (A negligible number of assessment standards achieved) |
30 - 39 |
|
1 |
Not achieved (No achievement) |
0 - 29 |
