Lim students don't have to rewrite leaked paper

The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, announced this week that Limpopo matric pupils will not need to rewrite the maths paper that was leaked early in November.

Only a few pupils were involved in the leak, and they had been identified and would face disciplinary proceedings said Motshekga’s spokesperson, Mr Elijah Mhlanga, on Monday.

“It has therefore been determined that a rewrite will not be necessary,” said Mhlanga.

The leak of the mathematics paper II was uncovered at the Giyani High School. At least a 100 students received the paper beforehand via the social media app, WhatsApp.

Tinyiko Khosa (52), the owner of the New Era and Mudzahisi private colleges in Malamulele, handed himself over to the Hawks’ investigation team. He allegedly distributed the paper among his pupils over WhatsApp.

He briefly appeared in the Giyani Magistrate’s Court last week, where he was denied bail, and willould remain in custody until his next court appearance on 19 December.

The last matric exams were written on Tuesday, while the marking of about 11 million scripts would begin at 140 centres around the country on Thursday.

The students from Giyani’s papers will, however, be investigated further. According to Mhlanga, a statistical comparative analysis will be applied to the affected students and schools to establish if there are any peculiarities that need further investigation.

He also said that the department would conduct a review of the colleges, while the Hawks hoped to make more arrests in the matter.

Date:30 November 2016

By: Isabel Venter

Isabel joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in 2009 as a reporter. She holds a BA Degree in Communication Sciences from the University of South Africa. Her beat is mainly crime and court reporting.

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