On Friday January 19, the Class of 2023 will know their fate as they will be issued their National Senior Examination results. The Department of Education (DoE) said the learners’ parents are requested to accompany their children to collect the statements of results from their respective schools.
On Thursday January 18, the department’s spokesperson, Gerald Sambo, said the provincial event for the release of 2023 National Senior Certificate examination results will be hosted at the University of Mpumalanga.
The top 10 learners in the province will be announced and they will receive prizes for their hard work. According to DoE the exceptional top learner in the province will receive a full bursary, and drive away in a brand-new sponsored car, along with other exciting tokens of appreciation.
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The MEC for education, Bonakele Majuba, said, “The principals are mandated to ensure that all learners receive their statements of results. There must be no instances in which these results are withheld. We are aware that this time is heightened by anxiety and anticipation by both learners and parents. Parents are urged to support their children and not exact unnecessary pressure on them.
“The learners must stay positive and know that regardless of the outcome of results, they have all the support from their parents and the department. The learners need to be aware that there are always multiple paths to success, and even if results are not as expected, there are options for retaking exams or exploring alternative routes.”
He said the Ubuhlebuzile e-Learning tablets that had been given to the 2023 Grade 12 learners remain the property of the DoE, and as such, they were supposed to be returned before the schools had closed for the December holidays.
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“Schools were expected to enforce their respective retrieval policies to ensure that all learners return every school property in their possession, including the tablets. For tablets not retrieved, and where no justifiable reasons are advanced, the principal of the school must open a case of stolen property against such a learner and submit a detailed report to the department,” he said.
According to the DoE, the idea is that there must be a tablet with full supplementary educational material in the hands of each child in the province in the near future.
