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The lobby is heading to the courts in an urgent attempt to reverse the decision of the Department of Basic Education to undertake a national rewrite of two exams.
Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga. Image: GCIS.
JOHANNESBURG – AfriForum said the Department of Basic Education (DBE) would not be able to use a blanket approach to deal with leakage of matrix tests.
The lobby group is heading to the courts in an urgent attempt to reverse the department’s decision to undertake a national rewrite of two tests.
Last week, Minister Angie Motshekga told the nation that new wording was necessary to protect the integrity of the 2020 test results, although officials had not yet been able to assess the full extent of the leaks.
AfriForum has been contacted by parents of four enrolled students who have been affected by Motshekga’s decision to rewrite the Maths Paper 2 and Physical Science Paper 2 exams.
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The group’s Kallie Kriel said the emotional process of writing and preparing for a test cannot be taken lightly.
“… To have an emotional effect on them, to play with their future simply because someone else cheated. We cannot defend that and that is why we go to court. ”
Kriel said the department should explore other ways to approach the issue: “You can look at the previous ratings; If someone used to be 50 and now 90, there is a problem and that needs to be investigated. ”
The urgent request is due to be heard in Pretoria Superior Court on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the teachers’ unions are also asking the education department to reverse their decision.
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