DBE ropes in State Security Agency to ensure there are no matric exam paper leaks – Motshekga

Phuti Mosomane

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Sunday the department has enhanced security measures to prevent paper leaks in all nine provinces as Grade 12s prepare to start writing their 2023 exams from Monday.

Briefing the media in Tshwane ahead of the exams Motshekga said the State Security Agency (SSA) has also audited all security enhancement processes. 

“Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) must follow standard operating procedures training storage point managers in security protocols. Moreover, specific collection times for question papers by chief invigilators have been established to deter early access. Each PED has its own irregularity committee to anticipate and mitigate the crisis,” she said. 

Motshekga also said all PEDs and schools have devised contingency plans, including backup generators to mitigate challenges of load shedding that has been brought to Stage 2 from Sunday

The Computer Applications Technology (CAT) and Information Technology (IT) Paper 1 examinations were conducted