On the 7th of April the Rugby Business Network packed its bags and set sail for the majestic long white beaches of the Eastern Cape, where FinroCash and Carry were the hosts of some of their most valued customers and suppliers. The fantastic facilities of Finro Cash and Carry was the venue for the evening […]
Author Archives: Maths @ SHARP
Looking to practice for the upcoming June exams? These are the official Maths and Math Literacy exams supplied by the department of education with papers 1 and 2 in both English and Afrikaans. MathsatSHARP will also be setting our very own June exam papers for you to practice with so look out for them coming […]
These are the official departmental grade 10 and 11 mathematical literacy exemplar past papers with memorandums. Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 – Paper 1 Memorandum Paper 2 – Paper 2 Memorandum Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 – Paper 1 Memorandum Paper 2 – Paper 2 Memorandum
Around the country, 23 700 grade 5, 6 and 7 students participated in the Horizon Maths Competition. The Horizon Educational Trust has been organizing this competition since 2000. Of the 5 500 participants in Gauteng, the top 200 attended the glittering awards ceremony held on the 6th of June. The 200 students eagerly waited to […]
Proverto Educational Publishers is an NGO that writes study guides for grade 9, and 11 and 12 students in all subjects. These study guides follow the caps curriculum and give a summary of each subject along with a worksheet and memorandum for each subject. They cover Life Science, Maths, Physical Sciences, Accounting, Afrikaans Taal, English […]
Seartec, proud distributor of SHARP products and particularly calculators for the past 40 years, re-launched the brand at a party hosted at the brand new offices in Bedfordview on the 4th of July. In the week leading up to the launch party staff were initiated into what the new brand means. Monday morning the lucky […]
AMESA 2014 was by far the coldest and biggest conference that Seartec, proud distributor of SHARP, has attended so far. The 2014 national AMESA was held in the beautiful town of Kimberley at Hoerskool Diamantveld. Over 1 100 maths teachers from around the country attended this years AMESA and there was a buzz of excitement […]
One of the teachers (Marissa Di Silvestro from Glenvista High School) who receives our monthly newsletter, thought that we might all find this very interesting. Two things: The first is that Angie Motshekga, the basic education minister is going to institute a skills audit for maths teachers. She hopes to complete this audit by the […]
I am lucky enough to be hitting the road this holiday season and the road is long! I was wondering what I could do to keep everyone on the trip entertained and it led me to the conclusion that this is the best time to get some great maths practice in! What? Yes that’s right, […]
Matric – Infinite Possibilities The matric 2014 pass rate dropped by 2.4% in 2014 – less than the education experts predicted – to 75.8%. But this is just a small reflection of what really went on in late 2014. Of course, the usual stories of cheating have emerged, the bemoaning of the loss of students […]
