Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced that marking of the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate examination papers for 2010 has been successfully completed, on schedule. The marking process was well conducted in all provinces with no difficulties. There was a total number of 127 marking centres nationally and 38 874 markers.
The national department monitored the marking process and deployed moderators to marking centres to ensure that quality marking was implemented across all marking centres.
“We’re happy to note that marking for the 2010 Grade 12 examinations went off quite smoothly, with no difficulties. Reports from the department and the provinces show it has been professionally conducted”, Minister Motshekga said.
Markers were appointed in terms of their experience in the subject – a minimum of three years experience of teaching Grade 12. Their selection is also based on the performance of the learners that they teach.
The minister has noted media reports on alleged difficulties around ablution facilities faced by markers in KwaZulu-Natal. “We apologise sincerely to all affected makers and will ensure necessary steps are taken so that these sorts of challenges do not arise again,” said the minister.
The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi), which has the sole statutory mandate to ensure that examination results are credible, will proceed with the quality assurance process.
On 24 December 2010 Umalusi will convene the standardisation meeting where performance in each subject will be analysed to ensure that the current performance is in keeping with performance in previous years in each subject.
From 24 to 30 December 2010 the checking of the preliminary results will take place, involving Umalusi, the national and provincial education departments, followed by a meeting of the Umalusi Council to approve the NSC results.
From 3 to 5 January 2011 the statements of results will be distributed to schools by districts. The department will monitor this process. By 5 January all districts will have received the statements of results. These schedules that are handed over to principals are the complete set of results for each learner.
Learners are urged to go to school on 6 January to receive their results officially, from 08:00. The official release of the results by the minister will take place on 6 January 2011 from 06h00 at a media briefing.
Schools re-open on the 12 and 19 January 2011 for inland and coastal areas, respectively. The minister has consulted with all District directors about readiness for 2011. She was reassured that it’s all systems go despite isolated challenges of admissions in some provinces. Workbooks in Literacy and Numeracy for Grade 1 to 6 will be delivered to schools on time.
Enquiries:
Hope Mokgatlhe (Ministerial Spokesperson)
Cell: 071 680 6849
