2015
Recording Programme Changes
NEW
The 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/weightings
Programme 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/weightings
Mathematics & 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/weightings
Creative Arts, Technology & Social Sciences
• weighting and maximum totals are fixed
LO & EMS
• the maximum mark can be changed
• there’s no weighting
Natural 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
HL & FAL
Marks
Midyear Paper 4
Final Paper 4 (Response
(Response to Literature)
to Literature)
60
100
was 10
was 10
Notice
Problems 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.