Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says matric results for the class of 2013 will be released on 7 January 2014.
Speaking at The New Age Business briefing on 21 October, Motshekga also called on parents to play their role in supporting pupils as they prepare to write their final exams later this month.
Pupils from all nine provinces will this year sit for their month-long matric exams from 28 October to 29 November.
“The results will be released on 7 January 2014,” says Motshekga.
“There will be a new Statement of Results for the November 2013 National Senior Certificate exams. It has special security features including the RSA Watermark and a unique serial number.”
“As I have said, we have done our best to prepare the system and pupils. Targeted interventions were activated with provinces to support pupils and schools throughout the year – a relatively stable year I must say, for education,” says Motshekga.
While matric exams have in the past been plagued with cheating through leaked exam papers, Motshekga said a new approach had been taken to ensure that pupils play by the book, and added that they had been asked to also sign a pledge.
Motshekga said the training of markers was ongoing and they would receive specialised training before they are dispatched to 118 training centres nationwide.
“To minimise risk, provinces have adopted a new approach to delay printing.
“Storage facilities have been inspected and security improved at distribution points.
“For tighter control, all scripts will be barcoded and scanned so that the number of scripts received will be controlled at key-points of the script-flow process,” says Motshekga.
According to a local principal from Hoërskool Jan Viljoen, Julius Katzke, they did various extra classes with local matriculants to ensure that they are ready for this exam.
“We, along with all other other schools in and around Randfontein are certain that our pupils will do well.
“We wish them all the luck for their final exams,” says Katzke.
