Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)
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The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is South Africa’s national school curriculum framework that prescribes what is taught and how learning is assessed across all basic education phases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national curriculum framework
ⓘ
school curriculum ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure comparability of learner achievement nationally
ⓘ
improve curriculum clarity ⓘ reduce teacher workload related to curriculum design ⓘ |
| alignedWith | National Senior Certificate (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
basic education
ⓘ
independent schools that choose to follow the national curriculum ⓘ primary education ⓘ public schools in South Africa ⓘ secondary education ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| coversPhase |
Foundation Phase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Further Education and Training Phase ⓘ Intermediate Phase ⓘ Senior Phase ⓘ |
| defines | national curriculum for South African schools ⓘ |
| educationSystem | South African schooling system ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
standardisation of assessment practices
ⓘ
standardisation of curriculum content ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Basic Education (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Department of Basic Education (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| level | pre-tertiary education ⓘ |
| policyDomain | basic education ⓘ |
| policyType | curriculum and assessment policy ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| regulates |
formal examinations
ⓘ
school-based assessment ⓘ |
| replaced | National Curriculum Statement (NCS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sets |
annual teaching plans
ⓘ
assessment weightings ⓘ time allocation per subject ⓘ |
| shortName | CAPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specifies |
assessment requirements
ⓘ
learning outcomes ⓘ what is taught in each subject ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Arts and Culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Economic and Management Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Languages ⓘ Life Orientation ⓘ Mathematics ⓘ Natural Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Sciences ⓘ Technology ⓘ |
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Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) Description of subject: The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is South Africa’s national school curriculum framework that prescribes what is taught and how learning is assessed across all basic education phases.
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