The Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate of the Eastern Cape covers Grades 1 - 3, as well as Grade R. Foundation Phase is the first phase of the General Education and Training Band (GET) of schooling. Grade R is not yet compulsory. (See White Paper 5.)

The core function of the ECD/Foundation Phase Curriculum sub-directorate is to plan, develop, support and monitor the implementation of curriculum policies.

National Curriculum Statement (NCS) - all Learning Areas

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NCS Assessment Guidelines: National Policy & Guidelines for all Learning Areas

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NCS Development of Learning Programmes

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Age Requirements for Admission to an Ordinary Public School

Gr. 2 Deel 1

Gr. 2 Deel 2

Gr. 2 Part 1

Gr. 2 Part 2

  Numeracy Lesson Plan Task Team 

 Grade 1

  Foundation Phase Manipulatives Workshop 

Elmarie Lombard from Supedi Trust facilitated the Manipulatives Workshop at Kuswag Primary School in East London on 29 August 2009. Elmarie demonstrated the use of Cuisenaire Rods (number rods), dominoes, Base-10 blocks, etc to develop counting, sequencing, graphing, measuring and basic mathematics operations in the five Learning Outcomes in Numeracy. Every school in the Eastern Cape received two sets of eight Cuisenaire Rods from the provincial Department of Education.  

  Grade R Mental Maths Booklet Workshop 

2400 Grade R teachers from Cluster B, King William's Town and Cradock have received a Mental Maths booklet to promote the oral mental mathematical skills of learners in Grade R. Dreyer Lötter from SA Mental Maths facilitated the workshop.   

 Provincial Office

 District Co-ordinators

Butterworth

N Tyamzashe 

0474910646

0474910355/3291

Cofimvaba

AN Rwetshe

0478740422

0478780422

Cradock

CP Van Wyk

0488813105

0488813189

Dutywa

N Mkruqulwa

0474895000

0474892423

East London

P Lefume

0437613440

0437613440

Fort Beaufort

R vd Schyf

0466452964

0466452783

Graaff-Reinet

E Voster

0498072200/203

0498072254/8072224

Grahamstown

L Matthews

0466033229

0466223224

King William's Town

NT Ngxingo

0436425923

0436425937

Lady Frere

MN Tyatyeka

0478780009

0478780224

Libode

EN Pakati

0475311065

0475311047/5323505

Lusikisiki

GN Ndabankulu

0392531065

0392531422

Maluti

N Ndaba

0392560111

0392560866

Mbizana

T Matshoba

0392510126

0392510423

Mt Fletcher

T Ngaleka

0392570048

0392570956/584

Mt Frere

OZ Sisilana

0392550005

0392550006/795

Mthatha

M Bidla

0475371978

0475371978/5313540

Ngcobo

N Msulwa

0475481099

0475481257

Port Elizabeth

A Smith

0415861082

0415858304

Queenstown

N Xashimba

0408421970

0408422085

Qumbu

AN Flatela

0475530108

0475530111

Sterkspruit

M Beis

0516110172

0516110364

Uitenhage

NT Qongqo

0419954000

0419954121