Matric results blocked over cheating scandal
An investigation into a massive matric exam cheating scandal involving teachers has confirmed that the results of hundreds of pupils in certain subjects in 26 Mpumalanga schools will be blocked, reports Sunday Times.
A 23-page provisional report dated 11 January, which the Sunday Times has seen, says the results of 393 candidates who wrote maths papers one and two at 26 schools in the Bohlabela district in the north of the province are among those that will be blocked.
This follows investigative marking by 22 subject specialists of answer scripts in 15 subjects written by pupils from 36 schools.
A month ago, the Sunday Times broke the story of the cheating scandal exposed by a whistleblower who alleged pupils paid teachers up to R1 500 to join a WhatsApp group, known as ‘Road to Varsity’, on which answers to matric exam questions were posted.
The ensuing investigation involved 14 officials from the Department of Basic Education and the Mpumalanga Education Department.
Exams quality assurance body Umalusi said it would share information about the scandal at a briefing today when it makes an announcement on the 2022 national exam results.
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