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SA-SAMS Basic Education

Edupac Enterprise Edition contains the full curriculum setup found in SA-SAMS. Edupac calculates results faster and more accurately.

SA-SAMS has not been deemed compulsory in any official Gazette or Documentation – however it is the only platform recognized for official data submissions.

Edupac has a click-once solution to export your data to a recognized SA-SAMS Format for these submissions – including Curriculum Marks, SGB, Infrastructure Surveys etc.

The South African School Administration and Management System (SA-SAMS) is a software solution created by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) of South Africa.

It is a free-to-use program for the capturing and maintenance of Administrative and Curriculum (as well other) information pertaining to South African Educational Institutions.

Contact Us today for more information on how you can use the online Edupac Enterprise Edition – and export your information to satisfy all statutory data submissions for SA-SAMS, LURITS and Valistractor Submissions – at any given moment – including the SA-SAMS CAPS Aligned Curriculum & QMS. 100% Valistractor Ratings and GDE Approved. You never have to capture on SA-SAMS again – we do it for you! 

Contact Us today for more information on how you can use the Edupac Enterprise Edition Financial and Communication modules only – while using SA-SAMS as your point of data entry for Administrative and Curriculum information.

Contact Us today for more information on how you can use the Edupac SA-SAMS SMS Utility to send cheap bulk SMS’s to all your SA-SAMS captured Students, Guardians and Employees

Or Follow This Link to learn more.

SA-SAMS Update Process Steps

  • Always patch your SA-SAMS Program and Database(s) in sequentially increasing order. (See bottom of page of all version numbers, and the dates they were released)
  • This means do no for example patch a database that is at Version 22.2.0 directly with the patch file for Version 23.1.0
  • Steps to safely upgrade old versions of SA-SAMS
  • Upgrading from Version 22.2.0 to Version 22.2.2 as example:

 

  1. Make a backup of your Version 22.2.0 Database.
  2. Upgrade your SA-SAMS Version to 22.2.1. with the patch file.
  3. Open your database (not the backup one) with SA-SAMS – which will upgrade the database file to 22.2.1.
  4. Create another separate backup of this updated Version 22.2.1 Database.
  5. Then install the patch update for Version 22.2.2.
  6. Open the database with SA-SAMS – which will upgrade the database to Version 22.2.2.
  7. Make another separate backup.
  • This methodology allows one to always “roll back” if a patch fails and corrupts data.

There is a full list of Versions and their release dates at the bottom of the page. Contact our helpdesk@edupac.co.za if you require any archived/older versions that aren’t available elsewhere.

Note: SA-SAMS Version 24.4.0 was released on or before 12 June 2024 .

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below. If they fail – contact our helpdesk@edupac.co.za for an alternative one.

 

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.3.0 was released on or before 19 January 2024 .

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below. If they fail – contact our helpdesk@edupac.co.za for an alternative one.

 

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.2.0 was released on 22 November 2023.

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below. If they fail – contact our helpdesk@edupac.co.za for an alternative one.

 

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.1.1 was released on 24 July 2023.

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below

What’s new in 23.1.1

Function description

Impact on system administration and reporting

Module 14.1

Schools not to loan/issue more books than what they have on register

Module 2.12

Amend function for schools that duplicates leave records

Module 3.1.1

Amend NSC registration on SNE Accommodation (Concession)

Module 12.3.11

Correction on Grade 9 HL and FAL for Term 4

Module 1.3

Amend function that allows SID Yr 10 -14 learners to be assigned correct classes

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.1.0 was released on 12 June 2023.

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below

 

There are no curriculum changes – as well no database changes.
The link on Thutong’s Website for the Full Install is currently also downloading the patch file incorrectly. This has been reported to Thutong’s webmasters. In the meantime – download Full Install 23.0.2 and Patch 23.1.0.
 Fixes include:
1) SBA Overflow Error and incorrect total per task/activity when capturing marks
2) NSC Special Needs Concession (When selecting “Other” – you can now enter 100 Characters – before it was unavailable to type in any characters)

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.0.2 was released on 21 April 2023.

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below

Note: SA-SAMS Version 23.0.1 was released on 15 March 2023.

Always make a backup of your Database before upgrading your SA-SAMS!

Links are available below

 

VersionDate
23.1.12023/07/24
23.1.02023/06/12
23.0.22023/04/25
23.0.12023/03/17
23.0.02023/03/10
22.2.22023/02/02
22.2.12022/12/12
22.2.02022/11/30
22.1.02022/10/25
22.0.22022/05/12
22.0.02022/03/18
21.3.02021/12/13
21.2.12021/11/08
21.2.02021/09/30
21.1.22021/08/13
21.1.12021/04/21
20.2.12021/02/17
21.0.02021/02/17
20.2.02020/12/10
20.1.32020/11/12
20.1.22020/10/29
20.1.02020/10/27
20.1.12020/10/27
19.3.12020/08/12
20.0.02020/08/12
19.3.02020/01/17
19.2.12019/11/26
19.2.02019/10/10
19.1.12019/07/01
19.1.02019/05/21
19.0.12019/02/12
18.1.32019/01/23
18.2.02019/01/23
19.0.02019/01/23
18.1.22018/11/05
18.1.12018/10/11
18.1.02018/04/10
18.0.02018/02/01
17.3.02017/11/30
17.2.02017/08/31
17.1.02017/06/14
17.0.02017/03/13
16.2.02017/01/20
16.2.12017/01/20
16.3.02017/01/20
16.3.12017/01/20
16.1.12016/08/02
16.0.12016/07/25
16.1.02016/07/25
15.0.22016/04/01
15.1.02016/04/01
15.2.02016/04/01
15.2.12016/04/01
15.3.02016/04/01
15.3.12016/04/01
16.0.02016/04/01