Matriculants will sit for a national rewrite of two examination papers after they were leaked, for the first time ever in South Africa.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga made
the announcement during a media briefing on Friday, where she provided an
update on the progress of the 2020 matric examinations.
“Having considered all of these factors, CEM
[Council of Education Ministers] decided that a national rewrite of both
Mathematics Paper 2 and Physical Sciences Paper 2 is necessary.
“It was not an easy decision to take but one
which is necessary under the circumstances. We need to work hard to deal with
the human factor in the examination system. It is clear that the people
responsible for leaking the question papers are adults,” said the Minister on
Friday.
Mathematics Paper will be written on Tuesday,
15 December 2020, at 14:00, and Physical Sciences Paper 2 will be written on
Thursday, 17 December 2020, at 09:00.
Motshekga said while the leaks have been a
costly exercise, the decision to rewrite was taken to protect the integrity of
the examinations and follows the establishment of an Investigations Task Team
to determine the extent of the leak.
The Business Studies exam paper was also rumoured
to have been leaked but the department moved swiftly to replace the paper ahead
of the exam date and time.
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation
arrested Themba Daniel Shikwambana. Hawks’ spokesperson, Colonel Katlego Mogale
had earlier revealed that Shikwambana works for a Johannesburg-based company
contracted by the Department of Basic Education to print this year’s Grade 12
examination papers.
Investigations into the leaks are still ongoing
with the Minster expressing her hope that more arrests will be made.
Done By: Mitchum George
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