LIFE SCIENCES PAPER 2
GRADE 12
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
ERRATA

SEPTEMBER 2018

The Life Sciences P2 Grade 12 September was written on Friday, 21 September 2018. We were made aware of certain amendments and omissions that were discovered during the marking process.
In order to address this and to ensure that learners are not disadvantaged, the following standardised approach to marking must be adopted across the Province. The following guidelines with regard to marking was prepared in conjunction with the examiner and moderator.

ERRATA

QUESTION COMMENT RECOMMENDATION
3.3.5  The question is asking for TWO visible differences between the skulls which are not on the graph This specific question 3.3.5 is out of 4 marks. Ignore
this question and mark Question 3 out of 36 marks
instead of 40. Use the conversion table below to upscale the learner’s marks to 40 within Question 3. 
Learners Mark Upscale Marks

36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

40
39
38
37
36
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
4
3
2
1
MARKING GUIDELINE ERRATA:
1.1.6 Replace C with B  
2.5.3 IAi must be replaced with IBi  

We request that this must be brought to the attention of all educators marking these papers and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.
Yours in education.
MS N. MBELEKI
DATE: 26 September 2018

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