US EditionMatric Pupils at 7 Pretoria Schools Had Access to 7 Exam Papers in 3 Subjects – Minister
Two Department of Basic Education officials were suspended after a leak involving seven matric exam papers affected 26 pupils at Pretoria schools, triggering a national investigative task team.
- Two basic education department officials were suspended after matric papers leaked to seven Tshwane/ Pretoria schools, markers flagged anomalies on 2 December, and a probe found 26 pupils accessed the material.
- Investigators traced the breach to Department of Basic Education offices where a DBE employee with a Grade 12 child allegedly received papers from an examinations unit colleague, then copied materials to USB devices spanning seven of 162 papers.
- Markers trained in investigative marking noticed answers resembling confidential marking guidelines and used investigative marking audits, script verification and statistical analysis to escalate the issue rapidly.
- Officials set reporting deadlines and said a preliminary report will be submitted on 29 December and a final report on 31 December, while the South African Police Service will probe criminal charges.
- Umalusi and the DBE assured stakeholders that investigations will not delay results for uninvolved National Senior Certificate learners, officials stressed processing about 11 million scripts annually with safeguards, and pupils face due process and potential three-cycle ban if guilty.
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South Africa: Two Officials Suspended Over Matric Exam Paper Leaks
[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has confirmed that two officials from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) have been suspended with immediate effect following a breach that saw matric exam papers leaked to learners in Pretoria.
Two Education officials suspended over matric exam paper leak
The Minister of the Department of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has revealed that two officials have been suspended following allegations of leaking matric exam papers. Gwarube spoke during a media briefing on Thursday in Cape Town. The minister stated that 26 learners from seven schools in Pretoria had access to the National Senior Certificate exam papers for three subjects before they wrote the exams. This morning I briefed the press and c…
Matric pupils at 7 Pretoria schools accessed 7 leaked NSC papers
A security breach involving leaked National Senior Certificate exam papers and marking guidelines has been detected in Gauteng. The Department of Basic Education’s quality assurance system flagged irregularities, leading to the suspension of two staff members and a national investigation.
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