Minister pleased with 2019 matric exams
She said the design, management and execution of the National Senior Certificate examinations remain the pride and joy of government
BASIC Education Minister, Angie Motshekga has expressed her delight that the 2019 matric exams went smoothly and were without any reports of leaked exam papers.
She said the design, management and execution of the National Senior Certificate examinations remain the pride and joy of government.
Motshekga announced the national results of the 2019 NSC yesterday (Tuesday, 7 January 2020) and individual results will be available at schools today ( Wednesday, 8 January 2020).
‘I pay tribute to thousands of teachers who are part of this remarkable governmentdesigned NSC examinations ecosystem.
‘It is indeed gratifying that the 2019 National Senior Certificate examinations went fairly smoothly, with only a few, manageable incidents across our examination centres’ she said. Motshekga said a total of 790 405 candidates
sat for these exams and some 147 question papers were written in 7 416 examination centres nationwide.
‘A further 212 learners wrote at correctional service facilities. The examination progressed well until the final day, except for a few hiccups.
‘This included load-shedding experienced on the first day of the examination. Learners who were affected by loadshedding during the Computer Applications Technology (CAT) and Information Technology Practical examinations were afforded an opportunity to write these papers on Friday, 29 November,’ she said.
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