The National Senior Certificate : A Qualification at Level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) > Chapter 3 : Assessment

Seven levels of competence have been described for each subject in the Subject Assessment Guidelines. These descriptions will assist teachers to assess learners and grade them at the correct level. The various achievement levels and their corresponding percentage bands are as shown in Table 1 below.

Teachers/examiners may either work from mark allocation/percentages to rating codes, or from rating codes to percentages.

TABLE 1: SCALE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM STATEMENT GRADES 10-12 (GENERAL)

RATING CODE	RATING	MARKS %
7	Outstanding achievement	80 - 100
6	Meritorious achievement	70 -79
5	Substantial achievement	60 - 69
4	Adequate achievement	50 - 59
3	Moderate achievement	40 - 49
2	Elementary achievement	30 - 39
1	Not achieved	0 - 29

South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No 84 of 1996)

The National Senior Certificate : A Qualification at Level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

Chapter 3 : Assessment

15. Recording and reporting