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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department will conduct a full audit of its systems to ensure no more matriculation exams are leaked in the future.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) planned to have enrollment students retype their math and science assignments after tests were leaked early, creating security concerns.
While the Gauteng High Court has established apart The decision to rewrite, there are still concerns about the quality of the final results of the 2020 senior national exams.
In response to a written parliamentary question-and-answer session, Motshekga said his department was taking steps to ensure that similar leaks do not occur in the future, including a review of the technologies used in the examination process.
“In terms of ensuring that this does not happen in the future, the Department has started with an audit of the entire value chain from the origin of the questionnaires to the delivery of the questionnaires to the test centers,” he said.
“The purpose of this audit is to establish the weak points of the system with a view to strengthening these weak points and security will be duplicated in all points of the system.
Motshekga said the DBE will also appoint an independent investigator to conduct a comprehensive audit of the entire examination system.
“(This will include) the information technology systems that are used to assess what new technologies can be used in future years to improve and modernize the exam system,” he said.
Matric exams will conclude on December 15, and grading is expected to be completed on January 22, 2021 and results will be released on February 23, 2021.
The 2021 school year will begin on January 25 for teachers and a few days later for students on January 27.
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