PROGRAMME OF ASSESSMENT (POA)- 2024

ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES GRADE 8

NAME OF THE SCHOOL: ___________________ EDUCATOR: ______________________

No Tasks Period to conduct a Week of Tool(s) of Topics Covered Total Weighting Actual Date of
task Completion Assessment Marks completion of the task
1 Data Week 7 Week 7 Government 50 10%
Response 26 Feb – 01 March 2024 Rubric/Memo National Budget
TERM 1

(05 days)
2 March Controlled Week 10 Week 10 Memo Standard of Living 50 10%
Test 18-20 March 2024 Accounting Concept
(05 Days) Source Documents
Duration: 60 Minutes
Total Marks 100 20%

Week 10 Week 10 Memo Paper 1: Accounting Cycle; Accounting 50 10%

Mid-Year 27 -31 May 2024 Equation; Cash Receipt Journal; Accounting
(05 Days) Concepts and Source of Documents
3 Controlled Test
TERM 2

Duration: 60 Minutes
Week 11 Week 11 Memo Paper 2: Government; National Budget; 50 10%
03 - 07 June 2024 Standard of Living, and Factors of
(05 Days) Production. Duration: 60 Minutes
Total Marks 100 20%

4 *Project Week 5 Week 5 Checklists/ 50 20%

TERM 3

05-08 Aug 2024 Rubric/Memo Forms of Ownership

(10 Days)
Total Converted Marks 100 20%

Week 8 Week 8 Memo Paper 1: Financial Literacy - 50% 20%

End of the Year 18-22 Nov 2024 Duration: 60 Minutes
(5 Days) 50
TERM 4

Examination
5 Week 9 Week 9 Memo Paper 2: The Economy – 25%
25-29 Nov 2024 Entrepreneurship - 25%
(5 Days) Duration: 60 Minutes
50 20%

Total Marks 100 40%

*Note:
 In Term 3, there is a Project only and no choice of Case Study.
 Project (For this task, you are expected to work in groups for the practical part and complete the written part individually).