Yesterday the Department of Basic Education released the 2011 Annual National Assessment (ANAs) results for grade 3, 6, and 9. The detailed report can be found on the FEDSAS website.
Some highlights from the Statement on the Release of the Annual National Assessments Results for 2011 by Mrs Angie Motshekga are provided on Benita Williams’ blog. The full statement van be found here.
The ANA results shared in the press release are as follow:
In Grade 3, the national average performance in Literacy, stands at 35%. In Numeracy our learners are performing at an average of 28%. Provincial performance in these two areas is between 19% and 43%, the highest being the Western Cape, and the lowest being Mpumalanga.
In Grade 6, the national average performance in Languages is 28%. For Mathematics, the average performance is 30%. Provincial performance in these two areas ranges between 20% and 41%, the highest being the Western Cape, and the lowest being Mpumalanga.
In terms of the different levels of performance, in Grade 3, 47% of learners achieved above 35% in Literacy, and 34% of learners achieved above 35% in numeracy.
In the case of Grade 6, 30% of learners achieved above 35% in Languages, and 31% of learners achieved above 35% in Mathematics.
This performance is something that we expected given the poor performance of South African learners in recent international and local assessments. But now we have our own benchmarks against which we can set targets and move forward.
