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DIRECTIVES FOR CERTIFICATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (SCHOOLS)Umalusi will issue a subject statement where a candidate does not meet theminimum requirements for the issuing of a National Senior Certificate.Umalusi will NOT issue a subject statement for stand-alone subjects from otherassessment bodies and/or for Mathematics P3 probability, data handling andgeometrySubjects are grouped into several categories of which group A and group B are themost commonly used:Group A• The official languages at Home and First Additional language Level• Mathematical Sciences• Human and Social StudiesGroup B• Agriculture• Culture and Arts:• Business, Commerce and Management Studies• Official languages at Second Additional Level and non-official languages:• Engineering and Technology• Human and Social Studies:• Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences• ServicesGroup C: Subjects from other Assessment Bodies that are approved by theMinister of Education• Agriculture: Equine studies• Culture and Arts:o Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music Practical MusicExamination Grade 4-7o Trinity College of London practical Music Examination Grade 4-7o UNISA Practical Music Examination Grade 4-7• Business, Commerce and Management Studies: Maritime Economics• Non-official Languages: Modern Greek Second Additional Language• Engineering and Technology: Nautical Science• Human and Social Studies: Sports and Exercise Science2.5 Weighting of internal and external assessment:All candidates (both full-time and part-time) must comply with the internalassessment requirements associated with this qualification.Subject information required by Umalusi for determining a candidate’s results mustinclude the internal assessment mark (25%) as part of the final standardized marks.Umalusi certifies qualifications on the basis of an internal assessment componentand an external examination, both of which contribute to the candidate’s final result.Guidelines and Directives for certification NSC14 of 43
DIRECTIVES FOR CERTIFICATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (SCHOOLS)Internal assessment and external examinations are central to the quality assuranceprocesses and are both mandatory at exit levels.The assessment body must ensure that the directives for internal assessment asstipulated by Umalusi are adhered to.Weighting for internal and external assessment is explained below:Subject typeExternalassessmentInternalassessmentHome Language 75% 25%Home/First Additional Language 75% 25%Mathematics/Mathematical 75% 25%LiteracyLife Orientation - 100%3 Subject selected from Group B 75% 25%Weighting for internal and external assessment in subjects with a practicalassessment component.Assessment tasksEnd-of-year assessmentSBA (School Based Assessment) Exam Paper=50%PAT=25% [If the subject has aPAT component]25% 75%2.6 Subject combinations for awarding a NSCFour subjects from Group A selected as follows:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)Two (2) official languages selected from Group A, provided that one of the twoofficial languages is offered on the Home Language level, and the other, on eitherHome or First Additional Language level, and provided that one of the twolanguages is the language of learning and teaching (LOLT) at the school/institutionthat the candidate has attended.Mathematics or Mathematical LiteracyLife OrientationA minimum of any three subjects selected from Group B. Of the minimum threerequired subjects, a maximum of two additional languages over and above the twoofficial languages contemplated in paragraph2.6 (i) may be offered.Candidates may offer a maximum of one subject assessed and developed byUmalusi accredited assessment bodies other than the Department of Education tomeet the requirements of three subjects as contemplated in paragraph 6 of thisdocument provided that such a subject is accommodated in the National SeniorCertificate: A qualification at Level 4 on the National QualificationsFramework(NQF) and National policy on the conduct, administration andmanagement of the National Senior Certificate: A qualification at Level 4 on theNational Qualifications Framework(NQF).Guidelines and Directives for certification NSC15 of 43
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