A working glossary for the Valley of Grace High School Decision Tool. Every acronym, institution, and specialist term the tool uses is defined here in one place, with cross-links back into the variables, options, and research pages that put each term to work.
The entries are grouped by function below. Follow any wikilink to read the full entry.
How to use it
If a term in the Decision Tool is unfamiliar, search this folder or open the entry directly (the file name is the term, in kebab-case). Every entry ends with a See also block that links to related glossary entries and to the corresponding pages in the tool.
Evidence tags (IC, MS, TBV) are the first place to start if you want to weigh the claims made anywhere on the site.
Evidence conventions
National curriculum, examination, and qualification
- CAPS: Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
- NSC: National Senior Certificate
- Bachelor pass
- FET Phase (Grades 10 to 12)
- Senior Phase (Grades 8 and 9)
- APS: Admission Point Score
- SBA: School-Based Assessment
- NBTs: National Benchmark Tests
- Matriculation Exemption
- Cambridge International
- Class 13: Waldorf matric year
- NQF: National Qualifications Framework
Examination bodies
- DBE: Department of Basic Education
- IEB: Independent Examinations Board
- SACAI: South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute
Regulators and quality councils
- Umalusi
- WCED: Western Cape Education Department
- DHET: Department of Higher Education and Training
- QCTO: Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
- SACE: South African Council for Educators
- SAQA: South African Qualifications Authority
Law, policy, and governance
- SASA: South African Schools Act
- Language in Education Policy
- Mikro Primary case
- Quintile classification
- SGB: School Governing Body
- ISASA: Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
Schooling models
Vocational, occupational, and adult education
- TVET College
- Boland TVET College
- NCV: National Certificate Vocational
- NATED: Report 191
- Occupational Certificate
- SETA: Sector Education and Training Authority
- CATHSSETA
- AgriSETA
- AET: Adult Education and Training
- GETC: General Education and Training Certificate
- CET College
Pedagogy
- Pedagogy
- Waldorf / Steiner Education
- Rudolf Steiner
- Anthroposophy
- Phenomenology
- Project-based learning
- Place-based education
Schools and providers (options in the tool)
- Emil Weder Secondary
- Overberg High School
- Hoërskool Overberg
- Silverwood School (proposed)
- Greyton House
- Curro Hermanus High School
- UCT Online High School
- Teneo Online School
- CambriLearn
- Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute
- Treverton College
Valley geography and settlements
- Valley of Grace
- Greyton
- Genadendal
- Bereaville
- Voorstekraal
- Heuwelkroon
- Farm 39
- Erf 595 / Greyton Commonage
- Riviersonderend
- Ward 2
- TWKM: Theewaterskloof Municipality
Local governance, land, and heritage
- Transformasie Komitee
- TRANCRAA
- CPA: Communal Property Association
- Ward 2 Business and Community Development Forum
- Moravian mission
- Khoi sanctuary
Environment and conservation
Valley project frameworks
- Overberg BioHub
- Bioregional Learning Centre (BLC)
- Valley of Grace Learning Campus (proposed)
- Ward 2 Schools Program
- GoE: Guardians of the Earth
- BioScore
- Nature Realm / Valley of Grace Realm
- BioQuest
- BioConomy
- NGI — Natural General Intelligence
- TIME framework
- Commitment pooling
Cost and logistics
Contributing
If a term in the Decision Tool is missing from the glossary, or an existing entry needs correcting or extending, please contact us.
This page is part of the Valley of Grace High School Decision Tool.