2015Recording Programme Changes

NEWThe programme now accommodates learners who transfer into schools from other districts, provinces or countries – simply capture mark from time the learner enrolled at school and completed ALL the activities of the FATS.

Compiled by: G. Kirchner

16 March 2015

Foundation Phase Focus

District/School Subject teams• in subject meetings decide on selected activities and

weightings beforehand • record/minute decisions taken• inform master file capturer of any changes in maximum

totals/weightingsProgramme accommodates:-• weighting changes in all 4 subjects• accommodates o (zero) as weighting• weighting totals should equate 100%• enter own maximum total

Intermediate Phase Focus

• Subject teams decide on selected activities and weightings beforehand

• record/minute decisions taken• inform master file capturer of any changes in maximum

totals/weightingsMathematics & Life Skills • allow weighting changes• allow changes in the maximum total Natural Sciences & Social Sciences • prohibit weighting changes• allow changes in the maximum total

Senior Phase Focus• Subject teams decide on selected activities and weightings beforehand• record/minute decisions taken• inform master file capturer of any changes in maximum

totals/weightingsCreative Arts, Technology & Social Sciences• weighting and maximum totals are fixedLO & EMS• the maximum mark can be changed• there’s no weightingNatural Sciences • weighting is fixed• maximum mark can be changed

Language weighting changes: Grade 8 & 9 Mark changes: Grade 9

Weighting

Grade 8 & 9 Mid –year examination %

HL & FAL 60% was 40%

Grade 9 Marks Marks

HL & FAL Midyear Paper 4 (Response to Literature)

60 was 10

Final Paper 4 (Response to Literature)

100 was 10

NoticeProblems with some names appearing corrupted on the grade 1 recording and reporting programme after downloading from CEMIS

• NOT a fault with the programme itself, but rather a fault with the data captured by the school on CEMIS.

• Identify which learner(s) are creating the problem by going to the grade 1 download page on CEMIS where all the learners names appear.

• Click on “show all learners”. Look at the “Medium” column – a learner who has “None” listed here, will create a problem with the programme. It cannot be “None”.

Notice(continue)

• The school must FIRST fix the learner’s data on CEMIS – “Medium” is either English, Afrikaans or Xhosa.

• If a learner’s medium displays as “NONE”, the school will not be able to download until all the learners languages has been fixed.

• The school should first capture mother tongue and Lolt languages before they do a bulk GET language update.

• The programme and data file must then be downloaded again from CEMIS.

• Schools who encounter problems in trying to correct this on CEMIS, must contact the CEMIS / EMIS person at the district office to assist them.