The Council of Education Minister (CEM) met on Thursday (13 September 2019) to discuss a number of topics affecting the education sector. The Council is made up of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Basic Education, and all the MECs from all provinces.

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One of the topics discussed is the department’s readiness of the upcoming Matric Examination. Grade 12 learners are expected to sit for The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations in the 23rd of October 2019. “We are expecting a cohort of 624 733 full-time candidates and 176 110 part-time candidates, who will sit for the October/November 2019 examinations in 8 000 examination centers.” Confirmed Department of Basic Education Head of Communication Elijah Mhlanga.

The department encouraged all learners who are going to be writing these examinations, to ensure that they study with earnest in this remaining time.

“In terms of system readiness, we have been closely tracking very closely each of the nine provinces in terms of learner performance data and curriculum coverage, as well as other areas of interest extremely.  This is to ensure that we can pick up challenges in areas such as curriculum coverage in time to intervene.” Said Mhlanga.

Last push initiatives are being implemented across the country, based on learner performance in the preliminary examinations.  The sector is cautiously optimistic that all of these efforts will translate into improved outcomes in the 2019 examinations.

The VIP Team would like to take this opportunity to wish all Grade 12 Learners in the Dr RSM District luck for their upcoming examinations.

-The VIP Team

-National DBE

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