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DIRECTIVES FOR CERTIFICATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (SCHOOLS)Glossaryassessment bodycertificationa department of education or any other body accredited byUmalusi to be responsible for conducting external assessmentfor all or some subjects of the NSC.certification is the formal recognition of a full qualification orsubject/unit offered by a candidate.external examinationfull-time candidateimmigrant candidatelearnerlevel of competenceNational SeniorCertificatean external component of the assessment process; refers tothe culmination of the summative assessment process whenstudents are subjected to a final formal assessment in anexamination sitting.a candidate who has enrolled for tuition and who offers aNational Senior Certificate programme in a full-time capacitywith 7 subjects. Such a candidate must fulfil all internalassessment requirements, including oral and practicalrequirements where applicable.a candidate who enters the South African school system at alate stage and, as a result, has not been exposed to the fullspectrum of all the South African official languages. Such acandidate will under certain conditions be exempted fromcomplying with the language requirements of the NSC.refers to any person, including part-time learner, receivingtuition at a public or independent school or at a learninginstitution under an accredited assessment body.the level awarded to a specific subject against agreed uponcriteria to indicate the level of achievement.a certificate awarded as a final exit qualification to candidatewho have complied with the exit level outcomes stipulated inthe National Curriculum Statement (Grades 10 – 12) for theNational Senior Certificate, a qualification at Level 4 on theNQF .National QualificationFramework (NQF)part-time candidateis a ten level framework to provide for the registration ofnational standards and qualifications.a candidate who does not receive full-time tuition and registersfor any number of subjects in one examination sitting. Such acandidate must fulfil all internal and external assessmentGuidelines and Directives for certification NSC6 of 43
DIRECTIVES FOR CERTIFICATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (SCHOOLS)requirements, including oral and practical requirements whereapplicableweightingrepeat candidatewithdrawn candidateendorsed certificatethe weight that a specific area within a subject carriestoward the final marksa candidate who has failed the National Senior Certificateexamination and who wants to repeat his or her Grade12–year as a full-time candidatea candidates who enrolled for examination and did not writeany subject.a certificate issued to a candidate identified as having specialneeds which has its own promotion requirements.Guidelines and Directives for certification NSC7 of 43
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