The document presents results from the 2011 Annual National Assessments (ANAs) in South Africa. It finds that average scores on the ANAs were below 50% for all provinces tested in literacy, numeracy, languages, and mathematics. Additionally, many schools were classified as "clearly struggling" or not achieving minimum standards. While the ANAs provide yearly progress data, the conclusion emphasizes that school principals need support to use regular assessment data to track learner development and teacher performance on a more frequent basis, in order to make data-driven decisions that improve education outcomes.

1. Report
on
the
Annual
Na/onal
Assessments
(ANAs)
of
2011
Presenter:
Dr
Muavia
Gallie
(PhD)
Educa/on
Moving
Up
Cc.

3. Average
%
scores
a0er
re-­‐marking
45
Eastern
Cape
40
Free
State
Gauteng
35
KwaZulu
Natal
Average
Percentage
Limpopo
30
Mpumalanga
Norther
Cape
25
North
West
20
Western
Cape
South
Africa
15
Gr
3
Literacy
Gr
3
Numeracy
Gr
6
Languages
Gr
6
Mathema/cs

19. The
following
four
tables
indicate
what
percentage
of
schools
fall
into
two
categories,
using
marks
obtained
from
the
re-­‐marking
process.
• The
first
category
is
clearly
struggling
schools,
defined
here
as
schools
where
95%
or
more
of
the
learners
performed
at
the
‘not
achieved’
level
(Level
1).
See
the
‘!!’
symbol
in
the
tables.
• The
second
category
is
schools
showing
promise,
defined
here
as
schools
where
at
least
half
(50%)
of
learners
achieved
at
levels
3
or
4,
in
other
words
at
least
the
‘achieved’
level.
See
the
‘✓✓’
symbol
in
the
tables.
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24. Conclusion
• Is
is
scary
that
not
a
single
province
average
was
beyond
50%;
• ANAs
is
good
for
yearly
progress,
but
school
principals
have
these
data
every
week,
or
at
least
every
month,
at
their
disposal
to
track
the
development
of
the
learners
and
the
produc/vity
of
the
teachers;
• We
urgently
need
to
capacitate
principals
to
be
aware
of
the
data
available
for
their
use,
and
not
the
current
interpreta/on
that
it
is
only
for
the
use
of
others;
• DATA
DRIVEN
DECISION-­‐MAKING
is
at
the
heart
of
the
conversa/on.