Grade R Financial Literacy Festival
The Tshwane South District of the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) held an initial speech competition for Grade R learners in 2023. The project had a financial education aspect and attracted the attention of the FSCA who successfully leveraged that competition into a pilot Gauteng provincial festival, held in September 2024.
The FSCA plans to expand the project to more provinces in 2025 and beyond.
Project Aims:
- Lay the foundations of financial literacy,
- Instil practical money management skills, and
- Enhance communication abilities among Grade R learners
Project Objectives:
Build the foundations of financial literacy by ensuring that 80% of participating Grade R learners will correctly identify all denominations of South African coins and notes with 75% accuracy based on a randomised assessment of learners at the final.
Deliver 100% of finalists’ speeches with 80% of these completed within time constraint set.
Ensure that 85% of participants demonstrate the ability to create and manage a basic budget at the final event.
For more information on this project kindly contact:
Colin Stevens: +27 12 367 7858
Email: Colin.Stevens@fsca.co.za
