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Kayleen Morgan
The Council of Education Ministers has taken issue with some aspects of a High Court judgment that scrapped the rewriting of two leaked matric exam papers.
The council said it would go to court to seek correction of some matters but would abide by the major ruling not to rewrite.
The case was brought before the court by
the SA Democratic Teachers Union and lobby group AfriForum.
In a
statement released on Saturday, the council said it noted a number of
aspects in the judgment that cannot be left unchallenged . After
consulting broadly and extensively with lawyers, the court will be approached
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Cosas welcomes High Court ruling on rewrite of 2 matric exams Judge Norman Davis on Friday declared the Basic Education Department’s decision unlawful and irregular. FILE: A teacher hands out matric exam question papers at Moletsane High School in Soweto. Picture: EWN.
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JOHANNESBURG - The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) on Friday said that it was relieved that matriculants would not be punished for a few pupils that cheated.
Judge Norman Davis declared the department’s decision unlawful and irregular.
Several applicants, including teachers’ union Sadtu and lobby group AfriForum, took the matter to court after Minister Angie Motshekga announced last week that Maths Paper 2 and Physical Science Paper 2 would be rewritten.