(1) Which grades will be writing tests as part of the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) of literacy and numeracy in the (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016 academic years; (2) whether all schools participate in the ANAs; if not, (a) how many participate in these assessments and (b) how is the participating school sample determined; (3) how she will ensure that the ANAs are (a) internationally benchmarked, (b) statistically comparable to the previous years’ tests and (c) independently moderated; (4) how will she ensure that the results of the ANAs are utilised by (a) the national department and (b) each (i) province and (ii) district to inform literacy and numeracy strategies?