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File image NATIONAL NEWS - After a strenuous academic year, Umalusi, the Quality Council in General and Further Education and Training, has approved the release of the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results. Over the past three weeks, members of the Umalusi Assessment Standards Committee and Umalusi staff hade successfully conducted the quality assurance of the management and administration of exit point examinations. These includes the Independent Examinations Board (IEB); South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI); Benchmark Assessme...

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.

GCIS One of the exams had leaked from one of the government's printers. A probe by a task team found given the fact the spread of the leakages were via WhatsApp, their full extent could not be uncovered.  The investigating team found there was no widespread leak and candidates' scripts and the integrity of the combined exams were not compromised.  A report conducted by the Department of Basic Education's National Investigations Task Team has concluded there was no widespread leaking of the National Senior Certificate Mathematics Paper 2 and Physical Sciences Paper 2 last year. The investiga...

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. Picture: Supplied 65 days ago JOHANNESBURG - The Basic Education Department on Wednesday said that the results of matric pupils implicated in exam cheating would be withheld until investigations had been concluded. The Department said that it wa...

Government Printing Works lashed for being source of matric exam leak By Samkelo Mtshali Share Cape Town – The DA has slammed the Government Printing Works (GPW) for being the source of the leaked National Senior Certification examinations Physical Sciences Paper 2 last month. This after Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that the Physical Sciences Paper 2 leak originated from GPW. DA MP Angel Khanyile her party was not surprised by Motshekga’s confirmation. “The GPW provides important services to the South African government, including the printing of smart ID cards, pa...