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By Nicola Daniels 
5h ago
Cape Town – EDUCATION officials were locked in meetings last night to discuss the alleged leak of another tuition exam, this time the Physical Science 2 exam.
“We cannot comment yet because we are in a meeting discussing the issue. A statement will be issued today (yesterday), ”said Elijah Mhlanga, spokesman for the Department of Basic Education.
This after it became known that Physical Science 2 article was allegedly leaked on a WhatsApp group, hours before it began yesterday.
The alleged leak that occurs after the department confirmed last week that the math test 2 also leaked a week ago.
A department investigation revealed that eight of the nine provinces were affected by the math test 2 leak. Initially, it appeared that it was only the 12th grade students from Limpopo and Gauteng who found the leaked math document.
It was discovered after Mhlanga received an email around 1.37am last Monday from a university student in Gauteng who runs an NGO that provides support to students.
The student had the completed exam and reported that four students were asking for help with the answers in a section of the exam, but refused.
The allegedly leaked scientific article was flagged yesterday by a math and science teacher on Twitter, who shared screenshots that he said were shared with him by one of his students from Tembisa, Johannesburg.
Speaking to the Cape Times, he said: “A student sent me a screenshot of the
paper that clearly shows the time it was distributed, which was 5 am.
“He said he had received it from a WhatsApp group but deleted it. I asked him which WhatsApp group, but he didn’t want to clarify.
He has since removed the post from Twitter and said he was cooperating with the department.
Meanwhile, the teachers’ unions have expressed empathy and concern for students enrollment
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) said they were saddened by the events.
“This affects the credibility of the exam, after all the work done to prepare it. We know this year was a very eventful year and now another leak, ”said Nomusa Cembi, Sadtu spokesperson.
“We ask the department to do everything possible to ensure the security of the exams.
“They should find the culprit because it is unfair that students have to write again and go through that anxiety again.”
Cebi said that the person responsible for the leaks “should suffer the consequences.”
South Africa’s National Organization of Professional Teachers (Naptosa) said: “It is an unfortunate situation because it seems that now we have people who are hell-bent on leaking the exams and ruining the chances of enrolling this year. Means that further investigation should be performed to determine which provinces obtained the document to determine whether the document is overwritten or not.
“It is irresponsible for people to ignore their chances of enrolling in 2020.
“Despite the pressure to prepare for exams in difficult Covid-19 conditions, students now have to deal with a leaked document.”
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