Western Cape Education on examination practice for Grade 10 and 11 learners

#BackOnTrack: Strengthening examination practice for Grade 10 and 11 learners

Western Cape schools now have the option of giving their Grade 10 and 11 learners more examination practice at the end of this year, to build up exam-writing muscle that was lost as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A minute was sent to schools on 12 September 2022 advising them of this option to help learners get #BackOnTrack.

The minute offers schools the option of adapting the end-of-year assessment to an examination format where a greater variety of questions can be asked, allowing for more in-depth testing and practice in answering such questions under examination controlled conditions, so that learners are better prepared for future exams.

For the past two years, Grade 10 and 11 learners have not written…

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