The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is the single, comprehensive national curriculum and assessment policy for South African schools from grade R to grade 12, phased in from 2012 by the Department of Basic Education. It replaced the earlier outcomes-based Revised National Curriculum Statement and National Curriculum Statement, setting out, subject by subject, what teachers should teach and assess in each term of each grade.
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Education LevelEarly Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1 Education LevelPrimary Education (ISCED 1) 1 Education LevelLower Secondary Education (ISCED 2) 1 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 1 Partially Attested
Enacted / Adopted YearCAPS was phased in from 2012 (Foundation Phase and Grade 10 first), with later grades following in 2013 and 2014; 2012 is the first year of implementation. Key ProvisionA single, comprehensive and concise policy document that replaced the Subject and Learning Area Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines for all subjects in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. 1 FAQs
What did the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements replace?
One subject policy document replaced three separate sets of guidance.
South Africa's Department of Basic Education describes a Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement as a single, comprehensive and concise policy document for a subject. It replaced the earlier Subject and Learning Area Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines for all the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R to 12. Teachers therefore work from one document per subject instead of three separate sets of guidance.
What does the National Curriculum Statement Grades R to 12 consist of?
It combines the subject policy statements with promotion requirements and an assessment protocol.
According to the Department of Basic Education, the National Curriculum Statement Grades R to 12 is the policy statement for learning and teaching in South African schools. It comprises the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for each approved school subject, the national policy on programme and promotion requirements, which sets the number of subjects learners take in each grade and the promotion requirements, and the National Protocol for Assessment Grades R to 12, which standardises recording and reporting.
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1. Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) (Department of Basic Education)
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A National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement is a single, comprehesive, and concise policy document, which has replaced the Subject and Learning Area Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines for all the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R - 12.
CAPS overview
A National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement is a single, comprehesive, and concise policy document, which has replaced the Subject and Learning Area Statements, Learning Programme Guidelines and Subject Assessment Guidelines for all the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement Grades R - 12.
View the Source2. Plans for the implementation of CAPS Grades R-12 during 2012-2014 (Western Cape Government)
Foundation PhaseQuote, Foundation Phase
From 2012 the subjects in the Foundation Phase will be as follows
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