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MARKING for the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) final exams is almost completed with just a few marking centres finishing up before Friday, said the Department of Basic Education’s director for examinations Priscilla Ogunbanjo.
COVID-19 protocols minimised infections at exam marking centres, says dept Forty-five thousand markers were appointed and just over 300 who tested positive for the coronavirus were released. FILE: Matric 2020 exam paper markers. Picture: Department of Basic Education. 86 days ago JOHANNESBURG - The Basic Education Department credited the strict COVID-19 protocols it implemented for matric exam markers, saying the spread of the virus at centres across the country was limited. Forty-five thousand markers we...
Wednesday 20 January 2021 - 2:45pm Over 300 matric exam markers have tested positive for COVID-19. Courtesy #DStv403 JOHANNESBURG - Over 300 matric exam markers have tested positive for COVID-19. Most are believed to have arrived at testing centres already infected. But, the Basic Education Department says this has not affected the marking schedule. "As of today, a total of 315 have tested positive but 168 tested positive at the gate so they were not even allowed to enter the marking centre," said Public Examinations Director, Priscilla Ogunbanjo. Earlier this m...
The marking of millions of matric exam scripts has been completed ahead of schedule in some provinces, the department of basic education announced on Wednesday.
Matric marking 'ahead of schedule', to be finished this week Basic education department says it is now capturing the marks and preparing for the standardisation process Matric marking is well ahead of schedule, says the department of basic education. Image: Khaya Ngwenya With more than 90% of matric exam marking centres having finished their work ahead of schedule, the basic education department says it is now capturing the marks and preparing for the standardisation process. This was according to basic education director-general Hubert Mweli on Wednesday, as he p...