The first week of the 2012 National Senior Certificate Examination got off to a good start with minimal incidents or irregularities related to exams. The Minister of Basic Education reported this after she reviewed reports received from around the country.
“I thank all the department’s officials for their vigilance and continued support to our learners at this important time in their lives. I understand that this is a time of high pressure but I urge them to remain calm in the execution of their duties as the whole nation is counting on us”, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said.
Some provinces also experienced delays in starting on time, this for differing reasons, but as there are rapid response mechanisms put in place to deal such; these kicked in and all situations were dealt with immediately and no learners have been disadvantaged. The Minister undertook to monitor areas that have been a challenge.
A total of 527 335 full time and 120 352 part time candidates registered and sat for papers starting with English Paper 1 at the beginning of the week and ending the week with the Physical Science Paper 1 that was written on Thursday, 25 October 2012.
“I’m especially happy with the reports indicating the determination of our learners throughout the country and I urge their parents to give them all the support they need. The bad weather across the country could have been a whole lot more challenging had we not put in place contingency plans to deal with them”, the Minister added.
Adverse weather across the country has also proven to be a challenge for some provinces and the department has activated plans to ensure that learners are not negatively affected.
Today, Monday 29 October 2012, saw 182 038 full time and 52 783 part time candidates sit to write their Physical Science (Chemistry) paper in the morning session and a total of 734 learners are writing additional languages including Hindi, Gujurati, French and Spanish in the afternoon session.
The 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination will conclude on 28 November 2012.
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2012 National Senior Certificate examination: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reports on the first week of exams
