The Department of Basic Education confirmed that it launched an investigation into allegations that over 1000 pupils cheated in the recent national senior certificate exams involving 1189 pupils from six provinces.
More than half of these
learner at 1127 are all allegedly from schools in Mpumalanga where pupils
allegedly paid teachers up to R1 500 to join WhatsApp groups where answers were
posted while exams were in session. According to reports some teachers and
invigilators provided answers to pupils during toilet breaks and even passed crib
notes to them in exam halls.
Minister David Manier said
that an urgent investigation will be conducted to protect the integrity of the
exams.
“Unfortunately, despite our
reminder last month that cheating is not worth it, we have had a total of 15
reports of candidates allegedly bringing cellphones into the exam room, and 14 reports of candidates allegedly
bringing in unauthorized material or “crib notes”, said Manier.
He added that hearings are
being conducted against these accused, and that they will be given a fair
chance to respond to the allegations.
by Everngelista Muza
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