Grade 10’s and 11’s to write tests instead of Examinations

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By: Surprise Golela

 

The Department of Basic Education has cancelled this year’s final examinations for grade 10 and 11 pupils and the examination will be replaced with controlled tests.

In line with the revised annual teaching plans and the time spent on teaching and learning, the promotion requirements for 2020 academic year have been revised.

Grade 10’s will sit for an hour duration paper while Grade 11 will sit for two hours long papers.

The pupils will write tests which are set by their schools, this is because the common tests which are always set by the provinces will not be set this year.

The circular by the Department of Basic Education states that control tests should be set only on the content that was taught to pupils.

“The controlled test must cover portion of the curriculum taught preferably work covered in all terms, wherever possible,”

The circular further states that the tests must be administered under controlled conditions.

“Fundamental subjects like languages, Maths and Maths lit will offer the required number of papers with reduced duration. All elective subjects to reduce the number of papers to one Test per subject,”

Meanwhile, the matriculants are expected to sit for a full paper in their final examinations.


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