CHARLES MOLELE and NYAKALLO TEFU
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has extolled Grade 12 learners for their determination and sheer hard work despite insurmountable challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
Writing in his weekly letter, the president wished the matrics well in their final exams, saying this was a culmination of 12 years of schooling and a gruelling final year of preparation.
“The Class of 2020 has had to endure conditions their predecessors never had to confront,” said Ramaphosa.
“They had to adapt in real time not just to finish the curriculum but to catch up with the learning hours lost.”
Despite the COVID-19 disruptions, Umalusi has assured the portfolio committee on basic education that the class of 2020 will be assessed on the same standards of previous years.
The organization said matrics will be the only grade not writing ‘trimmed’ exams.
Umalusi stated that these exams, which were set
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