A report by Hugh Amoore, the chair of the National Investigations Task Team said the evidence available to them showed that the leak was minimal and had not compromised the two subjects or examinations.
Umalusi approves release of matric results, no systemic irregularities found
15 February 2021 1:21 PM
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Eyewitness News reporter Graig-Lee Smith reflects on the Umalusi s media briefing on the Grade 12 results.
South Africaâs Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) on Monday gave an update on the current status of the matric results process.
The statutory bodyâs executive committee chairperson professor John Volmink said the quality assurer has approved the release of the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results and only results of those implicated in group copying and paper leakages would be withheld.
Mandy Wiener on the Midday Report chats to Eyewitness News reporter Graig-Lee Smith to give more insight on the matter.
Umalusi may nullify the certificates of candidates found guilty of having benefited from the leaking of the two matric exam papers, even after receiving their results.
After a failed attempt to have the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates rewrite two leaked papers, maths and physical sciences, the National Investigations Task Team (Nitt), operating under the auspices of the National Examinations Irregularities Committee (NEIC), found that the full extent of the leaks can’t be determined.
“Given the fact that the spread of the questions papers was done via WhatsApp, it is a fact that the full extent of the leaks may never be revealed,” said Hugh Amoore, chair of Nitt.
“But, based on the available evidence we have at the moment from the investigative marking, interviews and statistical analysis, widespread leaks did not occur.”