Investigation into mass cheating in matric exams begins

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

The Department of Education says hearings into incidents of mass cheating during the matric examination will begin in Durban on Monday.

Departmental spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said affected matrics would also appear before the hearings to tell their side of the story.

Assessment body, Umalusi will monitor the entire process, while teacher unions will observe the hearings.

More than 5 300 candidates from all provinces are currently being investigated for various alleged irregularities, including mass copying during the exam.

Previously, it was reported that 28 exam centres in KwaZulu-Natal and 16 in the Eastern Cape were being investigated
for cheating and that six centres in Gauteng, two in Mpumalanga, and one each in the Western Cape, North West and Northern Cape, also had irregularities.