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Education regulatory body, Umalusi has asked the assessment bodies carrying out matric exams to make alternative arrangements for the supply of power during the writing of the year-end examinations to mitigate the risk of load-shedding.

Every year the regulatory body is tasked with the mission to evaluate whether public and private schools are ready to handle the large number of pupils expected to write their final matric papers. Part of their job is to determine through assessments whether the Basic Education Department , the Independent Examinations Board, and the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute , Information Technology , and South African Sign Language Home Language .

Other shortcomings identified ahead of the exams include a shortage of examination staff, storage points that are not compliant with their standards – especially in Limpopo – and a shortage of markers in some subjects in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Overall the institution says they are satisfied that the DBE, IEB, and SACAI, are ready to conduct the November 2022 NSC examinations.Below is the breakdown of the numbers:DBE 755 981 167 479 923,460Both public and independent schools are expected to begin their exams later this month.Both DBE and SACAI will start on the 31st of October and conclude on the 6th of December 2022.

 

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