Thursday 31 May 2018

Best wishes with June examinations

Tomorrow, 1 June, the Free State's learners start with their physical and technical sciences June examinations. Best wishes to all our learners. Do your utmost best to achieve the best possible marks.

Thursday 24 May 2018

September Exam Timetable for Grade 12

The September examination dates for grade 12 are available. Please note that technical sciences in grade 12 write on the same dates as physical sciences in grade 12. 

Click here to go the calendar with other assessment dates.
Click here to access the official circular with dates for other subjects as well.

Friday 18 May 2018

June dates for examinations and IBP memo discussions.

All the dates are available, including IBP memo discussions.

  • Please make timeous arrangements with your principals to attend the IBP memo discussions.  
  • To see the dates, click the item that refers to "Dates..." under "Pages". You can choose how you want the calendar to display the information for you; month, week, agenda, etc.

Please note:

  • Technical sciences write on the same dates as physical sciences in grades 10 and 11. In the case of grade 12, technical sciences write on the same date as physical sciences paper 1.
  • The fine detail about the duration for practical papers/experiments are not given in the circular, but it is given in the above-mentioned calendar, which is in line with the Free State Assessment Guidelines, Appendix B6. Please stay with these times.

Memo discussion for technical sciences grade 12: A face-to-face memo discussion will be held during the week of 18-22 June when the CAPS training takes place. Teachers should take along their learners' scripts for this purpose.

Tuesday 8 May 2018

2018 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists in Welkom

The organisers of the 2018 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists in Welkom are ready to receive your registrations.


The Expo is scheduled for 24 and 25 August 2018 at the Welkom Campus of the Central University of Technology. Closing date for taking part is 3 August 2018.

Click here to find all the detail. The following image shows the names of the files you need:


Take note that this is the information for the main regional competition for grades 7 to 12. For the grade 1 to 3 and grade 4 to 6 Expos, there are other letters/forms/entry sheets. If you need them, just contact the organisers.