2020 matric exams
Basic Education Dept: 2020 matric exam paper leaks were not widespread
The leak of the Maths Paper 2 and Physical Science Paper 2 exams brought the integrity of the 2020 National Senior Certificate exams into question.
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Pupils embroiled in exam cheating wait for results until investigations conclude
The Department said it was preparing a report on irregularities in the 2020 National Senior Certification exams, which would be presented to quality assurance body Umalusi next month.
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Basic Education Dept gears up for week 2 of Matric exam marking
Marking got off to a difficult start in some places, with officials scrambling to enlist replacement markers after hundreds pulled out due to fears of COVID infection.
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DBE ‘extremely impressed’ with progress at matric exam marking centres
The department has been closely monitoring the marking process of the matric final exams for the class of 2020 with a special focus on health and safety due to the second wave of COVID-19.
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Manuel wins defamation appeal against EFF, but won't get R500k damages yet
The Supreme Court of Appeal referred the R500 000 defamation award back to the High Court for reconsideration.
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Matric exam leak: Will Umalusi certify 2020 National Senior Certificate exams?
On Friday, Judge Norman Davis ruled that what the education department did was unlawful and irregular.
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Umalusi 'disappointed' by court ruling on matric exam rewrites
In a statement on Friday, Umalusi said that it respected the judgment and would continue to support and work together with the relevant structures in the ongoing investigations into the paper leaks.
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Cosas welcomes High Court ruling on rewrite of 2 matric exams
Judge Norman Davis on Friday declared the Basic Education Department’s decision unlawful and irregular.
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Court finds DBE decision to rewrite 2 matric exams irregular, unlawful
The High Court in Pretoria has found that the decision by the Basic Education Department to rewrite two leaked papers was unlawful and irregular and that it should be set aside.
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Motshekga’s decision for matric exams rewrite was irrational, AfriForum argues
Judgment in the matter was reserved until Friday.
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Motshekga failed to consult before making decision on matric rewrite, court told
AfriForum argued in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday that the minister made the decision for a national rewrite without adequate consultation with the DBE director-general (DG) and other education bodies.
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AfriForum’s matric rewrite court challenge to be heard on Thursday
The organisation is challenging the Department of Basic Education's decision of a national rewrite of two exam papers that were leaked.
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Decision to rewrite leaked exams not meant to punish matric pupils - Umalusi
Last week, the Department of Basic Education announced all matrics would need to sit again to rewrite the leaked maths paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2.
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Matric exam leaks: There is no basis for a national rewrite, says Sadtu
Various unions are planning to go to court to challenge the Basic Education Department's decision to rewrite mathematics paper 2 and physical science paper 2.
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Decision to rewrite leaked matric exams was not easy - Motshekga
The minister on Friday briefed the media and confirmed the maths paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2 exams would have to be rewritten.
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CEM considering more security options to protect exam papers after second leak
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday said that it had identified possible weaknesses in its systems amid matric exam papers being leaked.
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Matric pupils in 8 provinces may have had access to leaked exam paper – DBE
This was revealed at a meeting of the Council of Education Ministers on Wednesday.
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Khayelitsha protests: WCED uncertain of impact on matric exams
The demonstrators, who had been illegally occupying land in Khayelitsha, caused chaos on the N2 in Cape Town, demanding answers from the City of Cape Town.
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Naptosa: Teachers shouldn't feel pressured to invigilate COVID-infected matrics
Last week, the Basic Education Department announced that pupils who had contracted COVID-19 would be allowed to write the national senior certificate exams, but at separate venues but unions raised concerns, including that the health and safety of its members could be comprised.
