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Coding and robotics for primary school pupils Yoliswa Sobuwa > By Yoliswa Sobuwa - 26 February 2021 - 10:22 Ramaphosa said piloting the coding and robotics curriculum will be for grade R to 3 pupils from 200 schools and grade 7 pupils from 1,000 schools. Image: 123RF
Thousands of pupils in primary schools will participate in piloting the draft coding and robotics curriculum later in the year.
This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday during the 2021 virtual basic education lekgotla. Ramaphosa said piloting the coding and robotics curriculum will be for grade R to 3 pupils from 200 schools and grade 7 pupils from 1,000 schools.
Ramaphosa said the department of basic education is making headway on the national rollout of coding and robotics.