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1 ABET CALENDAR FOR 2007

1.1 LEVELS 1 - 3

N.B. Dates in brackets ( ) are for centre managers, administrators and supervising educators only. The date without brackets denotes the start and end of terms for adult learners.

TERM / DURATION / NUMBER OF WEEKS / NUMBER OF DAYS / NUMBER OF
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS
1 / (9) 15 January – 22 March 2007 / (11) 10 / (52) 48 / 1 / (52) 48
2 / 11 April – 21 June 2007 / (11) 11 / (49) 49 / 2+1 / (49) 49
3 / 16 July – 20 September 2007 / (10) 10 / (47) 47 / 1+1 / (47) 47
4 / 01 October – 29 November 2007 / (9) 9 / (44) 44 / 0 / (44) 44

TOTAL

/ (41) 40 / (192) 188 / 6 / (192) 188

1.2 LEVEL 4 AND GRADE 12

TERM / DURATION / NUMBER OF WEEKS / NUMBER OF DAYS / NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS / ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS AT CENTRE
1 / (9) 15 January – 22 March 2007 / (11) 10 / (52) 48 / 1 / (52) 48
2 / 11 April – 22 June
2007 / (11) 11 / (50) 50 / 2 + 1 / (50) 50
3 / 16 July – 21 September 2007 / (10) 10 / (48) 48 / 1 + 1 / (48) 48
4 / 1 October – 30 November 2007 / (9) 9 / (45) 45 / 0 / (45) 45

TOTAL

/ (41) 40 / (195) 191 / 6 / (195) 191

1.3 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FALLING WITHIN TERM TIME in 2007

  • 21 March 2007: Human Rights
  • 6 April2007: Good Friday
  • 9 April 2007: Family Day
  • 27 April 2007: Freedom Day
  • 30 April 2007: School holiday
  • 1 May 2007: Workers Day
  • 16 June 2007 : Youth Day
  • 9 August 2007 : National Women’s Day
  • 10 August 2007:School holiday
  • 24 September 2007: Heritage Day

1.4 NOTES

1.4.1No ABET centre may deviate from this calendar without the authorisation from the Head of Department (HoD) / (CEO).

1.4.2 The period, for example 09 to 12 January 2007 is allowed for recruitment

and enrolment of learners by principals, supervising educators and administration staff. The assistance of one supervising educator per satellite is allowed for ten hours per week. Educators may recruit voluntarily.

1.4.3District offices must apply this calendar for the payment of part-time salary

claims.

1.4.4Claims for tuition on Fridays and Saturdays will only be considered when

the written permission of relevant District Senior Manager is attached. N.B.

Permission may largely be influenced by the availability of a budget for this

purpose.

1.4.5For the Level 4 academic year in 2007, tuition for remuneration will

continue until the last scheduled tuition day before the subject / learning

area is written, for example, if a Mathematics subject / learning area is to

be written on Tuesday, 23 October 2007 – tuition for remuneration will

stop on the 20 October 2007, or on the 23 October 2007, depending on

the approved timetable.

1.4.6 For Grade 12 adult learners, tuition for remuneration will continue until the

last scheduled tuition day before the subject is written, that is, if a subject

is to be written on Monday, 22 October 2007 – tuition for remuneration will

stop on the 19 October 2007.

1.4.7As the curriculum for all ABET levels requires an increase in tuition time,

District Offices are advised to increase the previous maximum tuition for

remuneration of six (6) hours per week per educator to a maximum of

eight (8) hours per week per educator.

1.4.8Supervising educators may claim a maximum of ten (10) hours per week.

1.4.9Chief invigilators and relief invigilators who are not in the

services of the GDE may claim for invigilation. The claims are to be

submitted to District Offices and Assistant Directors in the Exam Units of

Districts will assist them accordingly.

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MALLELE PETJE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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