Intermediate Phase
Grade 4 to 6
Curriculum
PEPPS Motheong follows the NSC and CAPS curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education.
Home Language: English
First Additional Language: Sepedi or Afrikaans
PSW
Physical Education
Mathematics
Social Science (History and Geography)
Natural Science & Technology
Creative Arts (Visual Arts and Drama)
Coding
ACADEMIC PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS
Grades 4 -6 in the Intermediate Phase:
Promotion from grade to grade through the school system within the appropriate age cohort should be the accepted norm, unless the learner displays a lack of competence to cope with the following grade’s work.
- 50% (Level 4) in Home Language – English
- 40% (Level 3) in First Additional Language (Afrikaans or Setswana)
- 40% (Level 3) in Mathematics
- 40% (Level 3) in any other two (2) of the remaining approved subjects
Immigrant learners exempted from achieving one official language as contemplated in paragraph 4(1)(c)(ii) of the CAPS document, must obtain 40% (Level 3) in all three (3) the remaining subjects
A learner who does not meet the requirements for promotion can be progressed to the next grade in order to prevent the learner being retained in the Intermediate Phase for longer than five years.
Intermediate Phase Teachers
Core Teaching Strategy:
Collaborative Learning
POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE – “WE NEED EACH OTHER FOR SUCCESS”
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY – “I HAVE TO SHOW MY LEARNING”
EQUAL PARTICIPATION – “EVERYONE HAS THE SAME CHANCE TO LEARN AND LEAD”
SOCIAL SKILLS – “THERE IS NO ‘I’ IN TEAM”
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