106 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - The Basic Education Department on Saturday said it would challenge some aspects of the judgment which overturned its decision for a rewrite of two leaked matric exams.
The High Court in Pretoria set aside a decision to have grade 12 s rewrite the second papers for maths and physical science, ruling that the decision by the department was unlawful and irregular.
To avoid further delays and disruptions to the 2020 academic year, the department officially confirmed that there will be no rewrite next week.
The department had wanted matriculants to write the papers to protect the integrity of the exams.
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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. Picture: Supplied
107 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - While the High Court in Pretoria has set aside the Basic Education Department s decision to rewrite two matric exam papers after separate leaks, it remains to be seen whether quality assurer Umalusi will certify the 2020 National Senior Certificate exams.
Several applicants including South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) and AfriForum took the department to court, challenging its decision to rewrite the maths paper 2 and physical science paper 2 exams.
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