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2020 matric exams

Basic Education Dept: 2020 matric exam paper leaks were not widespread

By Thando Kubheka

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.

  • Picture: Supplied

    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.

    482 days ago
  • Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash

    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.

    493 days ago
  • Teachers at the Grey College in Bloemfontein on 8 January 2021. The school is one of the matric exam marking centres in the Free State. Picture: @HubertMweli/Twitter.

    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.

    494 days ago
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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.

    517 days ago
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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.

    522 days ago
  • FIEL: Umalusi offices in Pretoria. Picture: Eyewitness News

    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.

    522 days ago
  • FILE: A teacher hands out matric exam question papers at Moletsane High School in Soweto. Picture: EWN.

    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.

    522 days ago
  • FILE: Matric pupils writing exams. Picture: EWN.

    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.

    522 days ago
  • Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS.

    Motshekga’s decision for matric exams rewrite was irrational, AfriForum argues

    Judgment in the matter was reserved until Friday.

    523 days ago
  • FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    523 days ago
  • FILE: Matric pupils writing exams. Picture: EWN.

    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.

    525 days ago
  • FILE: Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi. Picture: EWN

    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.

    526 days ago
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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.

    528 days ago
  • FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    529 days ago
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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.

    540 days ago
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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.

    545 days ago
  • Golden Arrow Bus on fire during protests in Khayelitsha and surrounding areas. Image: @thobelawem/Twitter

    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.

    551 days ago
  • Picture: @ECDOEZA/Twitter

    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.

    554 days ago
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