By Ragheema Mclean The wait for the outcomes of the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) is nearing its end with learners expected to receive their results on 18 January and their original statements from Friday 19 January 2024. As thousands of matric learners across the country wait for the release of their matric results, it is inevitable that their anxiety and stress levels are going to be elevated. Matric is […]
By Ragheema Mclean The matric class of 2023 has officially reached the final stretch of their National Senior Certificate exams, with just under 1 million learners across the nation wrapping up their last exam papers. In the Western Cape, learners are set to write Paper 3 for Afrikaans Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language today (Friday 1 December), while several exams with smaller candidate numbers will continue […]
There are 198 inmates sitting for the 2023 national senior certificate (NSC) final examinations within correctional facilities. The department of correctional services (DCS) said they started with computer applications technology on Tuesday and will tackle the English paper 1 on October 30. There are 1,180 inmates sitting for adult education and training level 4 examinations, and 1,471 will write technical vocational education and training papers. The DCS class of 2022 […]
NATIONAL Umalusi has highlighted its concerns over incidents that have marred the 2022 matric exams. These include a mathematics paper which had an error in it, the prematurerelease of two question papers still to be written and protest action which delayed or caused pupils to miss their exams. In a statement, Umalusi's spokesperson Biki Lepota said they were concerned about the error in the mathematics paper 2 administered by the […]
LOCAL Matrics have been warned against cheating during their final exam. Hundreds of thousands of matrics kicked off the National Senior Certificate exam two weeks ago. According to Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier, more than a dozen students have been busted with cellphones or crib notes during an exam. He adds that each case will be investigated, and candidates granted an opportunity to make representations. Prior to the exam, […]
A total of 73 846 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year. Of these, 62 361 are full-time candidates, and 11 485 are part-time candidates. The exams begin with English Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language, on Monday 31 October 2022, with 64 824 will write in the morning session. 124 papers are written over the exam period. The […]
LOCAL Umalusi has approved the writing of the 2022 end-of-year matric exams. The education quality assurance council said on Friday it had completed its role of monitoring and verifying the readiness of the public and private assessment bodies to manage and conduct the 2022 exams. The assessment bodies are the department of basic education (DBE), the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). About 942,000 […]
Teachers’ union the Suid Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU) says it will continue engaging with government to ensure the continuity of the school year amidst the second wave of the coronavirus. Schools are set to reopen on January 27. The SAOU says that so far, 1 059 teachers have lost their lives to COVID-19, while several thousands of educators are infected. The union’s Chris Klopper says the safety of learners and […]
Basic Education says it has full confidence in the justice system after arguments were heard in an application in the High Court in Pretoria challenging the decision that two leaked matric exam papers be rewritten. Teachers Union, Sadtu, Afriforum and Independent pupils brought the application on an urgent basis. The two papers in question are Physical Science paper 2 and Mathematics paper 2. The parties are seeking an urgent court […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
