LIMPOPO – According to a report received by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, from the Ministerial Investigation Team (MIT) appointed to look into the leaked examination Mathematics 2 paper in Limpopo in October, the leak was confined to a few learners who have since been identified.
The leaked question paper was uncovered at the Giyani High School.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the leak did not go beyond 100 learners at 10 schools.
It has therefore been determined that a rewrite will not be necessary but the following steps are to be taken:
• Normal disciplinary processes will proceed and appropriate sanctions will be imposed on the learners involved.
• Investigative marking will be done to establish if the credibility of the examination has not been compromised.
• Statistical comparative analysis will be applied to the affected learners and schools to establish if there were any peculiarities that require further investigation.
• The operating licence of the New Era College will be reviewed, the school owned by Tinyiko Elphas Khosa (52), the suspect linked to the leaked examination paper.
Khosa was denied bail last week and was remanded in police custody. The Hawks have indicated another arrest may be made soon as investigations continue.
“Despite this unfortunate incident, these examinations have gone well,” Limpopo Education Spokesperson Dr. Naledzani Rasila said.
The minister said she would like to thank all those involved in the exam system for ensuring there were no other major challenges reported during the 2016 exam period. “Those moderators, invigilators, officials and those involved in the security and transportation of the exam papers have all contributed to the success of these examinations,” he continued.
“The task of marking will commence on Thursday, 1 December. We express the utmost gratitude to all those who will be working through the December holidays to ensure we are able to release the results on 4 January, 2017,” Motshekga said.
The 2016 National Senior Certificate examinations will conclude on 29 November and the task of marking will begin with about 47 400 markers at 140 marking centres around the country who will mark 11 million examination scripts.
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