Report on the National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2010.
Report on the National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2010.
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REPORT ON THE NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS • 2010<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
ForEWord bY ministEr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7<br />
1. introducti<strong>on</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9<br />
2. THE 2010 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC) EXAMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10<br />
2.1 The magnitude and size of <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Certificate</strong> examinati<strong>on</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10<br />
2.2 The examinati<strong>on</strong> cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11<br />
2.3 Questi<strong>on</strong> Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15<br />
2.4 Printing, packing and distributi<strong>on</strong> of questi<strong>on</strong> papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18<br />
2.5 security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19<br />
2.6 The c<strong>on</strong>duct of <strong>the</strong> 2010 Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Certificate</strong> (NSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19<br />
2.7 Processing of marks and results <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> Integrated Examinati<strong>on</strong> Computer System (IECS) . . .20<br />
2.8 standardisati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> nsc results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21<br />
2.9 Viewing, remarking and rechecking of results during <strong>the</strong> appeal processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />
2.10 dealing with irregularities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />
2.11 Certificati<strong>on</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24<br />
3. marKinG oF tHE nati<strong>on</strong>al sEnior cErtiFicatE Examinati<strong>on</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25<br />
3.1 marking centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25<br />
3.2 selecti<strong>on</strong> and appointment of markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26<br />
3.3 standardisati<strong>on</strong> of marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26<br />
3.4 training of markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27<br />
3.5 marking procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27<br />
4. SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29<br />
4.1 General requirements of school based assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29<br />
4.2 moderati<strong>on</strong> of sba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29<br />
4.3 moderati<strong>on</strong> of life orientati<strong>on</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31<br />
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