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Mr HM Mweli Director General: Department of Basic Education

BRIEFING TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION 2015 NSC AND PLANS FOR 2016 17 February 2016. Mr HM Mweli Director General: Department of Basic Education. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Introduction The 2015 National Senior Certificate Evidence-based Report – 2015

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Mr HM Mweli Director General: Department of Basic Education

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  1. BRIEFING TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION2015 NSC AND PLANS FOR 201617 February 2016 Mr HM Mweli Director General: Department of Basic Education

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Introduction • The 2015 National Senior Certificate • Evidence-based Report – 2015 • Second Chance Matric Programme • Standard of the 2015 NSC Papers • Summary of the 2016 NSLA • Summary of the 2015 Diagnostic Report • Interventions in Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KZN • Basic NSC 2015: General Findings • NSC 2015: Key Recommendations • Basic Education Sector Lekgotla • School Readiness Select Committee Oversight 2016 • Conclusion 2

  3. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” Colin Powell 3

  4. 2015 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE 4

  5. NUMBERS OF CANDIDATES WHO WROTE, 2008 - 2015 5

  6. THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PASSING MATRIC SINCE 1970 6

  7. NSC PERFORMANCE: 2008 TO 2015 7

  8. OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES IN 2015 8

  9. NSC PASSES BY TYPE OF QUALIFICATION, 2015 9

  10. BACHELOR PASS TREND (PERCENTAGE): 2008 -2015 10

  11. BACHELOR PASS TREND (NUMBERS): 2008 -2015 11

  12. NSC PASSES PER QUINTILE, 2014 - 2015 12

  13. NSC PASSES BY TYPE OF QUALIFICATION PER QUINTILE: 2015 13

  14. NUMBER OF PROGRESSED CANDIDATES 14

  15. %ACHIEVED - PROGRESSED VS NON-PROGRESSED 15

  16. FULL TIME REPEATER CANDIDATES - 2015 16

  17. DISTRICT PERFORMANCE BY ACHIEVEMENT INTERVAL AND PROVINCE: 2015 17

  18. DISTRICT PERFORMANCE BY ACHIEVEMENT INTERVAL: 2014 - 2015 18

  19. DISTRICTS BELOW 60% 19

  20. CANDIDATES ENROLLED/WROTE (PART TIME): 2014 - 2015 20

  21. SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION (SNE) CANDIDATES (INCL. CONCESSION CANDIDATES) – FULL-TIME 2014 21

  22. SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION (SNE) CANDIDATES (INCL. CONCESSION CANDIDATES) – FULL-TIME 2015 22

  23. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS • Significant increase of 117 798 candidates in the 2015 enrolment • Number of learners achieving the NSC has increased • Number of learners passing Mathematics has increased from 120 523 in 2014 to 129 481 in 2015 • Number of learners passing Physical Science has increased from 103 348 in 2014 to 113 121 in 2015 • 166 263 learners qualified for Bachelor Studies at HEIs (25.8%) • 183 720 learners qualified for Diploma studies at HEIs (28.5%) . 23

  24. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS… • 90 027 female learners qualified for Bachelor studies at HEIs (25.7%) • 2631 schools attained a pass percentage of 80% and above (38.8%) • 470 schools attained a pass percentage of 100% (38.8%) • 463 schools from quintile 1 attained a pass percentage of 80% and above (25.9%) k) 80 038 learners from quintile 1, 2, and 3 schools qualified for Bachelor studies at HEIs • 59 of the 81 districts attained a pass rate of 60% and above. • 29 of the 81 districts achieved a pass rate of 80% and above . 24

  25. 2015 EVIDENCE-BASED REPORT 25

  26. MST CONDITIONAL GRANT 26

  27. IMPROVING PERFORMANCE & PARTICIPATION IN MST SUBJECTS • Reconfigured Dinaledi and Technical High School grants into MST Conditional Grant to promote universal access and participation in Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) • Atotal allocation of R347 million for the 2015-2016 financial year provided to resource schools, in supporting teaching and learning for the improvement of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology teaching and learning at 1 000 schools focusing on the following: • Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) resources: • Workshop Equipment, Machinery and Tools: • Laboratories and workshop equipment, apparatus and consumables: 27

  28. CONTRIBUTION OF THE MST GRANT TOWARDS NSC RESULTS • 595 schools were supplied with Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) resources such as laptops, tablets and software for Maths, Science and Technology curriculum to support curriculum and teaching methodology at FETlevel: • 33 schools : Eastern Cape; • 544 schools: Mpumalanga; • 10 schools: Northern Cape; and • 8 schools: Western Cape 28

  29. CONTRIBUTION OF THE MST GRANT TOWARDS NSC RESULTS • 802 workshops were supplied with equipment, tools and machinery for Technology to support curriculum and practical teaching methodology at FET level: • 72 workshops: Eastern Cape; • 226 workshops: Gauteng; • 450 workshops: Mpumalanga; • 6 workshops: Northern Cape; and • 48 workshops: Western Cape 29

  30. CONTRIBUTION OF THE MST GRANT TOWARDS NSC RESULTS 136 Physical Science laboratories in Mpumalanga were supplied with consumables and subject related apparatus to support curriculum and practical teaching methodology at FET level. 30

  31. CONTRIBUTION OF THE MST GRANT TOWARDS NSC RESULTS 17,824 learners were funded to participate in Maths and Science Olympiads including coaching and revision camps to improve learner preparedness for the NSC examinations: • 2756 learners: Eastern Cape; • 900 learners: Free State; • 11 680 learners: Mpumalanga; and • 2 488 learners: Western Cape 31

  32. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ENGLISH ACROSS CURRICULUM (EAC) 32

  33. ENGLISH ACROSS CURRICULUM MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE SECTOR IN 2015 33

  34. IMPROVING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 34

  35. LTSM PROVISIONING 35

  36. SIYAVULA TEXTBOOKS PROVIDED:MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES TEXTBOOKS The table illustrates the number of Siyavula Mathematics and Physical Science textbooks that were distributed in 2013 from which the present cohort benefited. 36

  37. PROVISION OF MIND THE GAP STUDY GUIDE SERIES 37

  38. ICT PROVISIONING 38

  39. PROVISION OF ICT RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS • A DBE educational TV Channel was established (Available on Open View Higher Definition (OVHD) (Channel 201), DSTV (Channel 319) & StarSat platforms) • Currently 830 schools have access to DBE TV channel. Grade R, 4 – 6, 8 – 9 & 10 -12 Live & pre-recorded lessons are broadcast daily. • Revision lessons are broadcasted during school holidays (Easter, Winter and Spring) & during examination sessions (Supplementary, June, Preliminary & Final examinations). • Broadcast schedules are available on the DBE website & also made available to provincial curriculum structures offline. 39

  40. IMPACT OF ICT SUPPORT: MINDSET Audience on DStv Audience Flow, Daily Reach (000): Compact/Other Individuals (Weekdays) Source: DStv-i, Tues - Mon 06:00 – 24:00 Highest reach during LXL The graph suggests that the highest number of DSTV viewership (especially the Educational TV channel) happens between 15:30 and 19:00 40

  41. THUTONG PORTAL • The 2014 NCS Examination Question Paper and Memos of the 12 subjects have been uploaded on Thutong Portal for access by Grade 12 learners: • A total of 38 subjects were uploaded on the Thutong Educational Portal. • Thutong Educational Portal has 31,496 online content resources • Other resources available on the portal includes: • Mind the Gap Study Guides and • Siyavula textbooks 41

  42. SUBJECT INTERVENTIONS 42

  43. CRITERIA FOR INTERVENTIONS Provinces presented targeted subject specific interventions to improve learner performance in the eleven (11) key subjects. Criteria to identify and select schools that participated in the intervention programmes: • Schools that achieved below 60 / 70% pass in the 2014 results • All schools that enrolled 100 or more learners for a subject in 2015 • Schools that enrolled 50 or more learners in 2015 but performed below 70% in the 2014 NSC examinations • Schools that constitute the high risk learners that would have progressed into Grade 12 because of the new progression policies 43

  44. SUBJECT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS • Accounting; • Agricultural Sciences; • Business Studies; • Economics; • English First Additional Language. • Geography; • History; • Life Sciences; • Mathematical Literacy; • Mathematics; and • Physical Sciences. 44

  45. STANDARD OF THE 2015 NSC PAPERS 45

  46. STANDARD THE OF 2015 NSC PAPERS • The standard of question papers ranges from high to astronomically high. • The cognitive levels have radically shifted in some of the subjects. • The levels of difficulty within cognitive levels have geometrically moved. • The new questions introduced are just too many in each of the aspects per subject. • The phrasing (difficult language) of questions has been either too ambiguous or difficult. 46

  47. DEVIATIONS IN COGNITIVE LEVELSExample: Physical Science P1 47

  48. AMBIGUOUS QUESTIONSExample: Physical Science P1 48

  49. AMBIGUOUS QUESTIONS Example: Physical Science P2 49

  50. DEVIATIONS IN COGNITIVE LEVELS Example : Mathematics P2 50

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