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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

8. Compilation of the School-Based Assessment and Practical

 

(1) Both School-Based Assessment and the Practical Assessment Task components stipulated in paragraphs 8, 15, 22, 30 and 31 of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12, and in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the policy document, National Protocol for Assessment Grades R-12 must—
(a) comprise assessment tasks that constitute the learners’ School-Based Assessment and Practical/Oral Assessment mark as contemplated in Chapter 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements, or as adapted by the accredited assessment body;
(b) include a mark awarded for each assessment task and a final combined mark;
(c) be guided by assessment components as specified for each subject in Chapter 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements as contemplated in Chapter 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements, or as required by the accredited assessment body;
(d) be available to the assessment bodies and Umalusi for monitoring and moderation; and
(e) be evaluated, checked and authenticated by the teacher before being presented as the learner’s evidence of performance.

 

(2) The teacher file with assessment tasks must–
(a) be a complete record of assessment in that particular subject;
(b) be maintained by the teacher for every subject taught in respect of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12; and
(c) be available for request at all times for monitoring and moderation purposes at every level.

 

(3) Failure by the teacher to maintain a file with assessment tasks constitutes an act of misconduct and will be dealt with in terms of paragraph 5(3) of the policy document, National policy on the conduct, administration and management of the National Senior Certificate: A qualification at Level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), or other appropriate measures.

 

(4) The absence of a School-Based Assessment and/or a Practical/Oral Assessment Task mark in any subject in Grades 10-12, without a valid reason, will result in the learner, registered for that particular subject. The learner will be given three weeks before the commencement of the final end-of-year examination of the relevant grade to submit outstanding work or present himself or herself for School-Based Assessment and/or a Practical/Oral Assessment Task mark. Should the [candidate] learner fail to fulfil the outstanding SBA and/or PAT requirements, such a learner will be awarded a zero ("0") for the School-Based Assessment and/or a Practical/Oral Assessment Task component for that subject.

 

(5) A learner’s results are regarded as incomplete if he or she did not offer any component of the School-Based Assessment and/or a Practical Assessment Task (PAT), a Practical Assessment or an Oral mark and no valid reason was provided. In the event of a learner not complying with the requirements of School-Based Assessment and/or Practical/Oral Assessment Task in any subject in Grades R-12, but where a valid reason is provided:
(a) He or she may be granted another opportunity to be assessed in the assigned tasks, based on a decision by the Head of the assessment body or his or her nominee for Grade 12 and the Principal of the school for the lower grades.
(b) The learner must, within three weeks before the commencement of the final end-of-year examination of the relevant grade submit outstanding work or present himself or herself for School-Based Assessment and/or the Practical/Oral Assessment Task. Should the learner with a valid reason fail to fulfil the outstanding School-Based Assessment and/or the Practical/Oral Assessment Task Assessment requirements, the marks for these components will be omitted and the final mark for the relevant subject will be [recalculated] adjusted for promotion purposes in terms of the completed tasks.

 

(6) "Valid reason" in the context of paragraph 5 above, includes the following—
(a) illness, supported by a valid medical certificate, issued by a registered medical practitioner;
(b) humanitarian reasons, which includes the death of an immediate family member, supported by a copy of the death certificate;
(c) the learner appearing in a court hearing, which must be supported by written evidence; or
(d) any other reason as may be accepted as valid by the Head of the assessment body or his or her nominee for Grade 12 and the Principal of the school for the lower grades.

 

(7) In the event of a learner failing to comply with the School-Based Assessment and/or Practical/Oral Assessment Task requirements of a particular subject, and where  valid reasons are provided, the evidence of such valid reasons must be included with the evidence of learner performance.

 

(8) Where the subject teacher fails to give learners the minimum tasks for School-Based Assessment and/or Practical/Oral Assessment Task in the subject for which he or she is responsible, marks will be adjusted accordingly as stipulated in Chapter 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements, after an investigation by the Department of Basic Education.