School's Report 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination

5.8 Learner Performance per Achievement Levels
The interpretation of the graphs in this section requires the understanding of the achievement levels.
The key of the achievement levels is as follows:
Rating Code Percentage Descriptor
Level 1 (L1) 0-29% Not achieved
Level 2 (L2) 30-39% Elementary achievement
Level 3 (L3) 40-49% Moderate achievement
Level 4 (L4) 50-59% Adequate achievement
Level 5 (L5) 60-69% Substantial achievement
Level 6 (L6) 70-79% Meritorious achievement
Level 7 (L7) 80-100% Outstanding achievement
Figure 17 illustrates the performance per achievement level in Grade 3 Mathematics and Language.
Figure 17: Performance per achievement levels: Grade 3 Mathematics and Language
There are more learners who performed at achievement levels 1 to 4 in Mathematics than in Language.
Contrary, there are more learners who performed at achievement levels 5 to 7 in Language than in
Mathematics. Therefore, learners in Grade 3 achieved better in Language than in Mathematics.
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