Academics - Greenfield Girls Primary School, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
Academics

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What we look like:
• Grade 1 - Grade 7

Enrolment at our school:

• Learners 220
• Teachers 8 Full-time & 8 Part-time
• Administration 2
• Classroom Support 7*
• School Support 6**
* Includes Remedial Specialist & Class Assistant, IT Manager and Sports Coaches
** Includes After Care Support and Maintenance Staff


Many factors such as pre-school attendance and English Language proficiency influences school achievement.
Measuring these factors helps us understand our learners' profiles.


Percentage of Learners:
• who attended pre-school 100%
• whose home language is English 88%
• granted a fees rebate (2007) 3.3%
• whose fees were fully paid (2007) 95%
• bad debts 1.4%

How we spend our time:
Foundation Phase - Grades 1 to 3
• Language & Literacy 400 hours
• Numeracy 350 hours
• Life Skills 250 hours
Intermediate Phase - Grades 4 to 6
• Language & Literacy 260 hours
• Mathematics 200 hours
• Natural Sciences 140 hours
• History 80 hours
• Technology 120 hours
• EMS 80 hours
• Life Orientation 80 hours
•Arts & Culture 80 hours
Senior Phase - Grade 7
• Language & Literacy 260 hours
• Mathematics 200 hours
• Natural Sciences 140 hours
• History & Geography 80 hours
• Technology 120 hours
• Economics & Management 80 hours
• LIfe Orientation 80 hours
• Arts & Culture 80 hours

 

How our learners perform:

Learner's performances include skills measured in both Literacy & Mathematics by external testing.
Learners attendance and progression rates also indicate student performance
.


Progression Rates - Promotions (2008)
Gr
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
No
29
34
27
31
34
32
31
%
97
100
100
100
100
100
100
South African Council for English Education
English Challenge Results in Percentages
Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Greenfield
76
83
78
74
83
73
75
South Africa
61
61
63
46
56
54
61

 

 

Grade 6 Assessment Results 2008


Numeracy:
Greenfield 100%
Circuit 1 77%
Western Cape Province 44%
Literacy:
Greenfield 75%
Circuit 1 44%
Western Cape Province 14%