Trial exams deferred
PUPILS are caught between a rock and a hard place as striking teachers continue to abandon classes, forcing the postponement of trial examinations.
The trial exams were supposed to start from today in many parts of the country, but the continuing public servants strike has disrupted the schedule.
Now the Limpopo department of education has joined Gauteng, Free State and Eastern Cape in postponing the preliminary examinations.
Limpopo education spokesperson Ndo Mangala, pictured, said the examinations were postponed because of the circumstances surrounding the civil servants strike.
About 98000 full-time and 7000 part-time candidates were expected to write the exams from today.
But Mangala said they had rescheduled the exams to September 6.
Mpumalanga education spokesperson Jasper Zwane said their examinations were scheduled to start on September 6, but they would also make assessments this week on whether to proceed as planned.
About 50000 pupils are expected to write the trial examinations in Mpumalanga, while 30000 are expected to sit for the same examinations in the North West.
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Socrates
Our problem was to allow an uneducated person to lead the country-he does not have any comprehension of the imporatnce of education in society and its economic contributions- he thinks connections to unscrupulous person will make the country economicallty successful-that's why his sons is with the Guptas trying to derail corporate governance rules (king III), Ja neh "Mmala wa kgomo o gola namaneng"Report Abuse
tsayaya
Govt has only itself to blame for this disservice. Senior govt officials earn a lot of money for doing absolutely nothing. They are always reactive instead of being proactive. This is the result of jobs for pals of JZ.Report Abuse
Phumlani2
students go on strike for poor syllabus...they introduce maths literacy and yet it is not recognised by the same government when applying for jobs in govn with Matric. Zuma hamba wena ngoku futhi 2012 is farReport Abuse