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The Department of Basic Education has scrapped mid-year exams for matric pupils.
This was announced by Minister Angie Motshekga during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education.
This move is to allow Grade 12 pupils more time to cover the curriculum.
The Department of Basic Education has scrapped mid-year exams for matric pupils to allow time to cover the years curriculum.
The Sowetan reported on Wednesday that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga made the announcement during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education.
Motshekga said the plan was to keep the Grade 12 pupils in class for as long as possible.
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Tuesday 1 June 2021 - 1:55pm
File: Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga.
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JOHANNESBURG - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says they are working with other government departments to ensure teachers are prioritised for vaccination.
Motshekga says the lack of certainty around the availability of a vaccine is giving them sleepless nights.
She was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the readiness of schools for a possible third wave of COVID-19. I can assure you that from the word go we had requested a special dispensation for teachers to make sure that not only on the basis of returning learners back to school but on the basis of making sure that we can deal with comorbidities, of teachers with comorbidities to make sure that they come back to class, she said.
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The SAHRC has welcomed substantial progress made by the Western Cape education department in placing pupils in schools.
The intervention follows a complaint laid by ANC chief whip Muhammad Khalid regarding the huge number of unplaced pupils.
The department said it could not physically force the pupils into a school.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed the progress made by the Western Cape education department in placing pupils in schools.
The SAHRC s intervention follows a complaint laid by ANC MPL and chief whip Muhammad Khalid regarding the huge number of unplaced pupils in the province.
According to the department s calendar, pupils started their academic year on 15 February.