IEB at Curro Secunda
Curro Secunda is still celebrating after its Class of 2021 achieved a 100% pass rate. The school’s exceptional pass rate grants these learners access to tertiary education providers to study towards degrees, diplomas, or any other course of their choice.
Curro Secunda prepares its learners to write the Independent Examination Board (IEB) examinations at the end of Grade 12. The IEB is a recognised player in the South African education landscape and offers an alternative voice on curriculum and assessment matters and to contribute positively to debate on educational issues.
IEB in a nutshell
- The IEB aims to not only teach learners the skills inherent in the subject curricula but do so in an expanded way so that learners are able to apply the skills in wider context. Learners are therefore prepared for life after school with skills sets that go beyond subject specific knowledge.
- IEB learners follow the same South African National Curriculum as those writing the NSC examination. Learners are largely taught the same content, however, the approach to learning differs in the two systems.
- The IEB has its own subject assessment guidelines and sets its own examinations.
- As with the NSC, the following four core subjects are a compulsory requirement for IEB:
- Two official languages
- Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
- Life Orientation
- As with the NSC, the IEB is recognised by local and international universities; although, a university may still require a prospective student to write its internal entrance exam, regardless of which matric certificate they have.
- Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, oversees the quality assurance of the management and administration of both the NSC and IEB examinations, and is the body that issues an overarching National Senior Certificate to all successful candidates.
