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 4 : Time Allocation for Subjects18. Time allocation |
| 1) | The 27,5 hours of teaching contact time per week must be used as follows: |
| a) | Languages: 9 hours per week, that is, 4,5 hours per week for each of the two languages; |
| b) | Mathematical Literacy or Mathematics: 4,5 hours per week; |
| c) | Life Orientation: 2 hours per week; and |
| d) | Time allocation for the Group B subjects (12,0 hours): 4,0 hours per week should be allocated to each of the three subjects comprising the Group B subjects. |
| 2) | Table 2 gives a summary of the time allocations. |
TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF THE TIME ALLOCATION FOR SUBJECTS OFFERED FOR THE NCS
Grades 10-12 (General)
Subject |
Time allocation (hours per week) |
Language |
4,5 |
Language 2 (LOLT) |
4,5 |
Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy |
4,5 |
Life Orientation |
2,0 |
Group B subjects (3 x 4hours) |
12,0 |
Total |
27,5 |
| 3) | The allocated 27,5 hours per week may be utilised only for the minimum required NCS Grades 10-12 (General) subjects as specified above, and may not be used for any additional subjects added to the list of minimum subjects. Should a learner wish to offer additional subjects, additional time must be allocated for the offering of these subjects. |