WC supplementary exams commence today

Athenkosi Mvane
11 February 2013

Over 8 000 Western Cape candidates have been registered to write supplementary exams this year. 

The exams will be written at more than 200 schools in the region starting today.

36 992 passed Grade 12 last year in the province a pass rate of 82.8 percent. 

The supplementary exams are expected to end on March 19^th. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Bronagh Casey said that in order to assist candidates to pass their exams, the Western Cape Education Department is offering free tuition to candidates.

“This tuition programme includes broadcasting revision lessons via satellite to 145 schools across the province using a telematics system” Casey said.

Casey added that expert teachers are expected to provide quality lessons via satellite to candidates who have registered to write their supplementary exams and the candidates will be able to view theses broadcasts between the 17^th of February until the 17^th of March.