No exception for schools that are behind with curriculum
It is all systems go ahead of the Wednesday, October 26, commencement date.
MINISTER of Education Angie Motshekga and the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) informed the media that it is all systems go ahead of the Grade 12 exams and no exceptions will be given to schools that are still behind on the curriculum.
The exams will commence on Wednesday, October 26, and all the learners will answer the same exam papers, therefore no schools will be given exception regardless of their readiness.
CEM also ensured that this year the strictest steps were taken to ensure that there will be no scandals about certain learners being able to see the question papers before they are written, and also promised that all storage points across the country will be audited to ensure that they meet the minimum security standards. Storage points that do not comply will not be allowed to store the papers.
Parents and teachers in the South and Alberton can now only wait and hope learners are ready to show the world what they have learnt as their excellence will point them in the right direction towards a better future in a country that has a significantly high illiteracy rate.
According to the council, there are 677 141 registered full-time and 150 183 part-time candidates in the 2016 examinations, 9 000 more than 2015.
KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng again have the largest enrolments with 169 769 and 112 069 respectively. Limpopo has 102 618 while in the Eastern Cape 89 740 candidates registered for the 2016 Grade 12 exams.
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