In Grade 8 and 9, there will be nine learning areas. The subjects include English First Language, Afrikaans second Language, Mathematics, Life Orientation, Natural Science, and Social Sciences, Technology, Economic Management Sciences and Arts and Culture. ICT is taught throughout the school and is integrated into all subjects. All students are encouraged to become computer literate.
We use a variety of internal procedures including standardised tests to monitor progress during the year. Formal assessments are also used at the end of every term. Results are communicated to parents through reports and at Parents’ Evenings.
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations commonly referred to as “matric” has become an annual event of major public significance. It not only signifies the culmination of twelve years of formal schooling but the NSC examinations is a barometer of the health of the education system.
The first national examination, under the newly elected democratic government was administered in November 1996, following a highly decentralized approach.