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The Council of Education Ministers said while it would abide by Friday’s High Court ruling setting aside the decision that two leaked matric papers should be rewritten, it would challenge aspects of the judgment it did not agree with.
North Gauteng High Court judge Norman Davis declared the decision to rewrite the Maths Paper ll and Physical Science Paper ll on 15 and 17 December as irregular and unlawful and said it must be reviewed and set aside.
In a statement this weekend, CEM said of major concern was that the “court did not address the crux of the matter, namely, the credibility, integrity, and fairness of the 2020 National Senior Certificate Examination,” said Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga.
She said some of the court’s findings were “discordant” with applicable basic education legislative provisions and some findings were made against the Department on issues that were not even raised in the court papers.
Motshekga said the CEM was also concerned about the “tone and language”, used by the Judge but said they would abide by the court ruling.
The Minister said the probe into the leaks continues.
"CEM agrees that the Class of 2020 has been confronted by many challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and it would therefore be unfair to further subject the learners, their teachers, and parents to further uncertainties,” Motshekga said.
