Poliar was part of the delegation that briefed the basic education portfolio committee on readiness for the examinations."With attitude pupils and teachers will make the 2020 National Senior Certificate examination successful," Mhaule siad.
The total number of full-time candidates is 616 021; November part-time candidates 113 846; June senior certificates candidates 167 733; June full-time 155 935 and June part-time, 5 164.In a presentation to the committee, the department said issues emanating from the previous exams have been attended to.
"Provincial education departments are currently managing the marking of subjects where shortages of markers have been identified.""Where there is non-compliance this will be corrected. marker shortages in a small number of subjects across most provincial education departments," read the presentation.
He also said all storage points have been audited for compliance to norms and standards. According to Poliar, all the centres were verified in terms of risk profile. The department said it identified about eight risks, but they were managing them and put measures in place.
Shame I honestly feel for 3/4 of those matriculants who will be at home like the matriculants from 2019.. . I know of some who receive the R350 gov made available. They spend 12yrs of their lives to get R350 not forgetting the ones who went lost along the way😭😭😭
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