Curriculum 2005 is the name of the National Curriculum Framework introduced into schools in 1998, based on the concept of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE).
The national Department of Education has since revised Curriculum 2005. The revised national curriculum will be introduced in the following stages:
Grades R to 3 in 2004
Grades 4 to 6 in 2005
Grade 7 in 2006
Grade 8 in 2007
Grade 9 in 2008.