NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 667
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER; 04/03/2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 04/2011)
Mr MH Steele (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) How many submissions in response to call for public comment on the
latest version of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements has
her department received;
(2) whether she will furnish MR MH Steele with a summary of the contents
of these submissions; if not, why not; if so, when;
(3) whether these submissions will be presented to the appropriate
portfolio committee for consideration; if not, why not; if so, (a) how
and (b) when will these be done? NW 713E
REPLY
(1) A total of 1844 submissions on the National Curriculum and Assessment
Policy Statements were received.
(2) The Department of Basic Education and the Ministerial Project
Committee have summarised the comments which are electronically
available. The various writing teams evaluated the comments received
and accommodated them in the finalization of the CAPS where
applicable.
(3) The Department is available to present the report on comments should
it be required.