Government will aim to “work around” loadshedding as thousands of grade 12 learners in the province join matrics from across the country to begin their National Senior Certificate exams this morning.
Yesterday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that loadshedding won’t disrupt this year’s exams in her address on the state of the department’s readiness ahead of the final papers.
The minister said that the department had created a timetable that accommodates the loadshedding schedule, with some exam papers being written before or after the set times, adding that, when it comes to subjects that require electricity, like ICT, they would be able to “work around” the challenge.
“Even if there’s loadshedding, we are writing English on Monday so we’ll use natural light,” she said. “So it’s really working around it.”
“We can deal with English with normal light so it’s going to be written during the day…whether there’s load shedding or there’s no load shedding, we’ll continue to write.”
The Basic Education Department also said it was confident that it offered enough support to prepare students for matric exams.
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Meanwhile, Western Cape Minister of Education, wished matrics across the province well for their exams as he lauded them for overcoming tremendous adversity to reach this point in their academic careers
“The pandemic caused so much disruption and anxiety, which has made an already stressful exam even more challenging,” he said yesterday. “We urge any learner struggling to cope with the pressure to approach your teacher for help, or to contact the Safe Schools hotline.”
“We know how hard you have worked to get to this point, with the help of your teachers. You are nearly over the finish line, so don’t give up now.”
Maynier added that the ministry’s ePortal contained nearly 9000 matric-specific support resources to assist students in their exam preparation as he encouraged grade 12s to make use of the facility. These include revision guides, telematics videos, marking guides, study tips, and a variety of others..
“Do your very best, not for your teachers or your parents or the province, but for yourself, because your future is in your hands,” said Maynier..
“We are proud of you, we believe in you, and we look forward to celebrating your success in January.”
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