Department.EducationKWAZULU-NATAL

Enquiries: T.P Sithole Reference: Annual National Assessment Date: 05/09/2010

KZN CIRRCULAR NO 89 OF 2010

TO ALL: SENERAL MANAGERS HEAD OFFICEH6A5S OF SECTIONSMANA&ERS HEAD OFFICE/DISTRICTCIRCUIT MANA&ERSWARD MANA6ERSPRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLSSCHOOL &QVERNIN6 BODIESTEACHER 0RSANISATIONS

RESCHEDULING OF ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS (ANA) FOR &RAD€S 1 - 6 ANti 6RADE 9 (PILOT)

1, In accordance with Government Sazette no. 30880 of 2008, ail schools with grades 1-6 ore to engage in Annual NationalAssessments

2, The Annual National Assessments will no longer take place as indicated m circular No 47 of 2010 but they have beenrescheduled for dates from 7-11 February 2011.

3, Exemplar question papers which are a national recovery ptan. need to be delivered to all public schools with Grades 3, 6 and 9 inpreparation for the forth coming ANA.

4- It is compulsory that all schools write the Annual National Assessments.

5. There will be or, independent agent that is commissioned by the DBE to administer and monitor the Srade 3 and 6 ANAprocess.

6 The piloting of Srade 9 tests in sampled schools will be conducted by the independent agent during the week of 7-11 February2011.

7. Find atfat-hed the 201O/2Q11 revised Annual Nkstionai Assessments timetable and the management ptan.

Your cooperation in ensuring that the ANA process is successful will be highly appreciated

R.C. LUBISI, PhDSuperintendent - Seneral

Department:EducationKWAZULU-1

Reference: Annual National Assessment Date: 05/09/2010

MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS2010/2011

No j Activity Time Frame

1 i Circular informing ail schools with Grades 1-6 and 9 about the October 2010j rescheduling of ANA

Delivery of Srade 3,6 and 9 Exemplar question papers i Oct - Nov 2010

Orientation of districts and schools on ANA processes i Oct - Nov 2011

' 4 Training of districts and schools on guidelines / frameworks of Oct - Nov 2011i the tests and exemplars for grade 3 and 6

I i .5 Distribution of tests, memoranda and capturing tools to all ; January 201J

• schools

I Administration of tests by all schools with Grade 1 - 6 ' 7-11 February 2011

7 i Admmistratson and monitoring of tests in pilot schools withi &rade 9 by an independent service provider

Making of tests, recordat school ieve!

10 i Moderation of &rade 3' Schools

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7-11 February 2011

i*Sbasic educationDepartment:Basic EducationREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

FINAL ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS TIMETABLE: FEBRUARY 2011

LEARNING AREA/ PROGRAMMENumeracy

Literacy

Mathematics

Languages

GRADE LEVELOF TEST*

land 2

3

land 2

3

4 and 5

6

9

4 and 5

6

9

GRADE OF LEARNERS*

Grade 2 and grade 3

respectively

Grade 4

Grade 2 and grade 3,

respectively

Grade 4

Grade 5 and grade 6,

respectively

Grade 7

Grade 10

Grade 5 and grade 6,

respectively

Grade 7

Grade 10

DATE

Wednesday 9 Feb. 11

Tuesday 8 Feb. 11

Friday 11 Feb. 11

Thursday 10 Feb. 11

Wednesday 9 Feb. 11

Tuesday 8 Feb. 11

Tuesday 8 Feb. 11

Friday 11 Feb. 11

Thursday 10 Feb. 11

Thursday 10 Feb. 11

TIME

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09hOO - 09h45

09hOO - lOhOO

09hOO - 09h45

09hOO - lOhOO

09hOO - lOhOO

09hOO - Ilh30

09hOO - lOhOO

09hOO - lOhOO

09hOO - llhOO

1. * Tests that have been set for a given grade level will actually be written by learnerswho will be in one grade higher at the beginning of 2011. So, grade 1 level tests will bewritten by grade 2 learners, grade 2 level tests by grade 3 learners, grade 3 level tests bygrade 4 learners, grade 4 level tests by grade 5 learners, grade 5 level tests by grade 6learners, grade 6 level tests by grade 7 learners and grade 9 level tests by grade 10learners. Grade 1 learners who will be new from grade R will not sit for any test in 2011.