Umalusi

The education body says the credibility of the 2022 matric results was not compromised, despite instances of cheating and disruptions caused by protests.

Rakometsi applauded the actions that had shielded teachers and pupils from protests, ensuring that the examination process ran smoothly. He spoke against the backdrop of reports of cheating in some exams and errors in question papers. Ballim said the irregularities that surfaced during the examinations and during the process of marking were not systematic and therefore the overall credibility and integrity of the NSC examinations was not compromised. “Having studied all the evidence presented, the executive committee of the Umalusi council concluded the examination was administered largely in accordance with the regulations pertaining to the conduct, administration and management of the NSC examination,” he said. [National Senior Certificate (NSC)](https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/NationalSeniorCertificate(NSC)Examinations.aspx) results administered by the department of basic education, the [Independent Examinations Board](https://www.ieb.co.za/) and the [South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute](https://www.sacai.org.za/) had all been approved, Ballim said. Umalusi chairperson Professor Yunus Ballim told journalists on Monday that the process of establishing the integrity and credibility of the results had been rigorous.

Umalusi has approved the release of matric results for the Class of 2022 on Friday, 20 January 2023. This is despite earlier concern about the effect of ...

They asked for the questions to be excluded entirely or partially from the question papers — some of the concessions were granted. and can confirm the results are credible. “Umalusi monitored examinations and marking centres… This is despite earlier concern about the effect of rolling blackouts, community protests, exam question irregularities and reported cases of cheating in November last year. Register for free or log in to read this article. This article is free to read.

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Some of the requests for marking concessions were granted, whereas others were rejected,” he said. Further, he said there were no leaks of exam papers and that should be celebrated on its own. "The schools started late in 2022 as a result of the knock-on effect on the disruptions of 2020 and 2021. The schools had to do a lot of catching up as the class of 2022 has suffered the full impact of the pandemic. He said teaching, exams and standardisation of results have been affected since then. He added that the exams and processes that flow from the commencement of exams started later than usual, “hence the late release of results”.

Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi said that the reason the matric results will be coming late was due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The schools started late in 2022 as a result of the knock-on effects of the disruptions of 2020 and 2021 [academic years]. He said that the reason the matric results will be coming late was due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi said that the reason the matric results will be coming late was due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Umalusi, the Quality Council in General and Further Education and Training, has approved the release of the 2022 national examination results, ...

SAnews.gov.za is a South African government news service, published by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). “Our tried and tested approaches ensure that no learner is disadvantaged by the error in the question paper. The DBE’s examinations were administered to 921,879 candidates. “Umalusi wishes to apologise profusely for these errors in question papers. “Umalusi gives commendation to all the assessment bodies for having uncovered the malpractices and dealing with the culprits. “Particular attention should be paid to recurring matters of non-compliance.

Education quality assurance council Umalusi expressed its concern on Monday that irregularities during National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams are ...

An improvement in maths and science is necessary to produce graduates who will make a meaningful contribution in the mainstream economy of our country.” It is sad to hear reports of so many teachers who have assisted in the irregularities.” “Different forms of cheating were uncovered in some centres during the exams. There has also been an improvement in mathematics and science intake,” said Ballim. I can go on and on reading reported irregularities the whole day. “The list is long.

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Umalusi chairman Yunus Ballim said the council found several instances of irregularities with the examination processes. "The department of higher education and training informed Umalusi that it is arranging for the candidates concerned to rewrite this examination on the 6th of February 2023." The council found several instances of irregularities with the subject's examination processes.

With just a few more days before the release of last year's matric results, Umalusi has given the results the green light.

While it was the unsolvable question 5.1 in the Mathematics Paper 2 final matric exams that caused a furore, it was not the only problematic.

Some of the requests for marking concessions were granted whereas others were rejected,” he said. To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) Ballim said the three-member independent panel which investigated the error in the Maths Paper question found that the error occurred at the last step in the chain of internal and external moderation; and language editing and typesetting processes. According to Rakometsi the IEB’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) History Paper 2: question 3.4.1 (two marks) referred candidates to find a historical concept in paragraph two instead of paragraph one. The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) dealt with question problems in other exam papers administered by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Independent Education Board (IEB). While it was the unsolvable question 5.1 in the Mathematics Paper 2 final matric exams that caused a furore, it was not the only problematic question for the Class of 2022.