Umalusi gives DBE green light to release 2022 matric results

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The Quality Council in General and Further Education and Training, Umalusi has given the Department of Basic Education (DBE) a green light to release 2022 matric results.

Even there was couple of irregularities that were discovered, the Council said they were not big enough to compromise the integrity and credibility of the examinations.

This was said during a press briefing on Monday where Chairperson of Umalusi Council, Professor Yunus Ballim also said that the irregularities identified during the writing and marking of the examinations were not systemic.

“The irregularities identified during the writing and marking of the examinations were not systemic and therefore did not compromise the overall credibility and integrity of the November 2022 National Senior Certificate Examinations administered by the Department of Basic Education (DBE).”

“The Executive Committee of Council therefore approves the release of the DBE November 2022 National Senior Certificate Examinations results,” Ballim said.

Among other reported incidents, it was reported that there were several learners who were allegedly involved in cheating during the examination. They are said to have allegedly paid R 1500.00 to teachers so they can give them answers.

As a result, Umalusi has ordered DBE to block the release of results in respect to those implicated in the irregularities and those alleged to being involved as well pending further investigations by DBE and verification by Umalusi.

The DBE’s examinations were administered to 921 879 candidates. Of this number, 167 119 (or 18%) of the candidates were part-time candidates.

The examinations were administered at 6 907 centres throughout the country and the marking of examination scripts happened at 191 centres across the country.

The NSC is offered by three assessment bodies, namely the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI), Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and Department of Basic Education (DBE), which is the public assessment body.

The IEB had 13 536 candidates who wrote examinations at 262 examination centres, while the SACAI administered the NSC examinations to 4 951 candidates in 2022.