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11 January 2009
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education will from 17 February until 25
March 2009 conduct supplementary examinations for the following candidates who
wrote the 2008 national curriculum statement examinations:
* Candidates who have not met the minimum promotion and certification
requirements for the national senior certificate may write supplementary
examinations in a maximum of two subjects. These must be subjects for which
candidates sat in the 2008 October/November examination.
* Candidates who were absent from one or more external examinations (in
October/November 2008) because they were medically unfit may register for the
supplementary examination in all subjects missed. (Documentary proof is
required in such instances.)
* Candidates who were absent from one or more external examinations (in
October/November 2008) because of a death in their immediate family or other
special reasons may register for the supplementary examination in all subjects
missed. (Documentary proof is required in such instances.)
* Candidates who provide evidence that they qualify for admission to higher
education institutions or for an occupation but do not satisfy the higher
education faculty requirements or for a specific occupation may be allowed to
register for a maximum of two subjects in an effort to improve their results.
(Documentary proof of faculty or occupation requirements is required.)
* In cases where an irregularity is being investigated, a candidate may be
granted provisional enrolment for the supplementary examination for a maximum
of two subjects pending the outcome of the investigation.
Under all the above-mentioned categories the grade 12 year marks for 2008
will be used to satisfy the internal assessment requirements (Cass).
This year the number of supplementary examination candidates is expected to
be high and this could mean a dramatic increase in the final results of the
province if the candidates do better. However, they have to register at their
schools for supplementary exams, as follows:
* Application for supplementary examinations is now open at schools.
* Candidates must get supplementary entry forms from their schools.
* They must register and leave entry forms at school.
* The school will send them to districts on or before 23 January 2009.
* The closing date is 23 January 2009.
Candidates will write at venues which are still to be announced by
districts.
All candidates who wish to repeat grade 12 national senior certificate may
write in October/November 2009.
Issued by: Department of Education, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Government
11 January 2009
