Promotion Summary - November  2007

Grade 10 - 12

Learners must complete the programme requirements for the grade in terms of the outcomes achieved. They must comply with the internal assessment requirements as laid down in the 'Addendum to the policy document, The National Senior Certificate: A qualification at level 4 on the NQF, regarding the national Protocol for Assessment'.

They thus have to complete 14 formal recorded tasks for languages, 5 for Life Orientation and 7 for the other subects. (some subjects specify 6 formal tasks in the Subject Assessment Guidelines)

Candidates must offer:

• Two official South African languages from A – one being at Home Language level, the other being at either Home or First Additional Language level. One of the two languages must be either English or Afrikaans
• Mathematical Literacy OR Mathematics
• Life Orientation
• A minimum of three further subjects from Groups B - H above.  A candidate may include a maximum of two additional languages from Group A at Second Additional Language level for one of the remaining official South African languages, or another language as indicated in the list above.

Candidates may not offer:

• more than one from isiXhosa, isiZulu, SiSwati and isiNdebele
• more than one from Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana
• the same language as a Home and a First or Second Additional Language
• Mathematics and Mathematical literacy 

Attainment of a National Senior Certificate

The ratio of the external exam to the site-based assessment is 75% : 25%, with the exception of Life Orientation, where the internal assessment will be 100% of the total mark.   A further 25% may be allocated to subjects that, by their nature, require other forms of school-based assessment such as practicals, orals etc.

TO QUALIFY FOR AN NSC OR TO PASS GRADES 10 AND 11, A CANDIDATE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CRITERIA:

(a)  Obtained at least 40% in the required official language at Home Language level

(b)  Obtained at least 40% in two other subjects and at least 30% in three further subjects

(c) Candidates must offer seven subjects which must include another language at at least First Additional Language level and also Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy.

(d) Candidates must also produce the CASS component in ALL seven subjects that they have offered.