Matric examinations continue despite load shedding
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has noted the announcement by Eskom to implement load shedding in parts of the country. The DBE has made provision for any untoward incident or occurrence that may impact learner performance in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, has a well-established standardisation process that is designed to detect any element of unfairness that confronts a specific cohort of candidates. The issue of load shedding and its possible negative impact on learner's results will be considered at the Umalusi standardisation process so as to ensure that no learner is disadvantaged due to load shedding.
The DBE in conjunction with the provincial education departments continues to work tirelessly to ensure that that the negative impact of the load shedding on candidates is mitigated. Practical examinations have already been written and none of the examinations written in this week will require electricity as part of the actual examination, however where there may be delays due to train services etc., this will be accommodated by the examination centres.
According to the reports received by the department, the first week of the 2014 NSC Examinations progressed well around the country with no major incidents reported. Candidates last week began the journey to achieve their National Senior Certificate as a total of 550 127 full time and 138 533 part time candidates took their places to write English on day one.
Having written the first Mathematics paper on the morning of Friday, 31 October 2014, 318 994 full time and 30 857 part time candidates will sit for Mathematical Literacy while a further 231 180 full time and 67 652 part time candidates set their sights on the second Mathematics paper today, Monday, 3 October 2014.
On Tuesday, 4 October 2014 140 860 full time and 23 556 part time candidates will commence their Economics examination; while a further 41 674 full time and 1 389 part time candidates will write Computer Application Technology in the second session.
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