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Northwood School Grade 12 Information Evening 23 January 2013 Purpose of meeting Introductions Set the tone for the year Look at pass and endorsement requirements No subject changes possible w/o Dept approval Any changes finalised tonight Dept deadline – Monday 31 January Stress urgency of final year Matric Entries Information on official computers – All on the central certification register Subject changes virtually impossible ID documents needed Immigrants here less than five years Concessions – unlikely 2013 Targets 100% pass rate 90% Bachelor’s pass Thank you, Class of 2012, for setting the bar so high! Pass and “Endorsement” requirements Achievement Levels Rating Code Rating Marks % 7 Outstanding 80-100 6 Meritorious 70-79 5 Substantial 60-69 4 Adequate 50-59 3 Moderate 40-49 2 Elementary 30-39 1 Not Achieved 0-29 MINIMUM PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS • • • • English 2 Subjects 3 Subjects 1 Subject 40% 40% 30% Fail No 39’s to 40 or 79’s to 80! Degree requirements – Bachelor’s pass 4 “designated” subjects at 50% All Northwood subjects are “designated” except Life Orientation Individual University departments may have own requirements Maths Literacy does not prevent University Entrance TYPES OF MATRIC BACHELOR PASS DIPLOMA PASS SENIOR CERTIFICATE SUBJECT LINKS Maths for Maths based courses: e.g. Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Commerce , Science Maths Literacy for non-maths based courses: e.g. Humanities; Law Physical Science for Engineering & Physical Science degrees as well as medical courses Life Sciences for medical, biological & earth sciences All other subjects will have career links but are not likely to be formal entrance requirements. Maths 3 Part of the normal Maths syllabus Not included in the core syllabus for the first few years DUT engineering now expecting it (Geometry) Warning – ignore at your own risk High flyers – it may get you in the paper! I advise better Maths learners to enter it, you can always withdraw if necessary Life Orientation No final exam, only course work Differences in University admission requirements DO NOT take lightly and rely on passing all the others Need for portfolio - incomplete = incomplete result Need to participate in the physical component Diploma requirements Four subjects at achievement level 3 (40% or better) Again, there may be institutional requirements Some Universities lean heavily on their own admission tests Mr Rich and counsellors will share new information Watch for events like Open Days in Northwood News Year Mark 1. Importance 2. Weighting 3. 4. 5. 6. 25:75 Continuous assessment Compilation subject by subject Absenteeism Standardisation School Awards Another chance at School Academic Awards First term-Second term-June-Trials Ratio 1:1:3:5 Internal use, for subject prizes etc Cut-off targets - 85/80/75/70 % Portfolios Part of the CASS (continuous assessment) Kept by the subject teacher Must be available for inspection by the department at any time Programmes of Assessment Requirements subject by subject Term by term Penalties for late submission Needs a team effort (school, learner and parent) Extra Classes Standardised Tests Extra lessons Definitely for strugglers, and for the ambitious Maths, Physical and Life Sciences in particular Can make all the difference We need Matrics buy-in “In the classroom” Fulfill commitments Be role models to juniors Lessons from the past 2010 Matric Results Number of entrants Number of passes Number fail Bachelors Eight A’s Seven A’s Six A’s Five A’s 172 172 0 154 2 5 6 7 100% 0% 90% (20) 2011 Matric Results Number of entrants Number of passes Number fail Bachelors Eight A’s Seven A’s Six A’s Five A’s 171 163 8 123 2 6 1 5 95.3% 4.7% 72% (14) Candidate A Afrfa Bstd Enghl Geog Life Mlit Musc 44 50 61 43 42 69 47 Diploma Candidate B Afrfa Enghl Grds Inft Life Math Phsc 56 59 88 49 55 47 44 Diploma Candidate C Enghl Geog Grds Life Mlit Phsc Zulfa 59 51 27 50 57 19 80 Fail Candidate D Afrfa Enghl Grds Life Math Phsc Vsla 42 62 34 38 17 27 70 Fail Candidate E Afrfa Enghl Geog Hist Life Mlit Phsc 50 73 60 66 70 87 22 Bachelors Conclusion Our teachers are well prepared The teaching year is adequate, but time is still short NEED to use time effectively and take it seriously Need for healthy respect for the challenge, but not panic “We can’t assume that the results from last year will just happen again” GRADE 12 2013 IMPORTANT DATES 12 February Control Tests begin (see News 24/01/2013) 22 March Matric Dance 28 March Term 1 Reports issued – Term ends 8 April Term 2 begins 3 June Mid-Year exams begin 21 June Term 2 ends 15 July Term 3 begins 19 July Term 2 Reports issued 2 Sept Trial Examinations begin 20 Sept Term 3 ends 1 Oct Term 4 begins 4 Oct Term 3 Reports issued 23 Oct Final Examinations begin USEFUL LINKS: Final exam timetable (draft version): Past Papers: http://www.education.gov.za/Examinations/PastExamPapers/tabid/351/ Default.aspx www.northwoodschool.co.za – Academics - Resources More specific information regarding current admission criteria appear on these websites: www.uj.ac.za – University of Johannesburg http://web.up.ac.za/index.asp - University of Pretoria www.uct.ac.za – University of Cape Town www.ru.ac.za – Rhodes University www.monash.ac.za - Monash University www.nwu.ac.za - North West University www.wits.ac.za - University of the Witwatersrand www.unisa.ac.za - University of South Africa www.tut.ac.za – Tshwane University of Technology Northwood School Grade 12 Information Evening 23 January 2013