The DA on Wednesday called on Umalusi to provide more information about the matric exam copying in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n
“Why did it take Umalusi auditors to ‘discover’ this fiasco?” Democratic Alliance MP Annette Lovemore asked in a statement.<\/p>\n
“Umalusi was previously very vocal about the need for competency tests for markers. They appear to have dropped this fight. They need to explain why,” she said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, assessment monitoring body Umalusi said evidence of “group copying” was found in 58 examination centres in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. It appeared someone had dictated answers, some incorrect, to pupils.<\/p>\n
Lovemore said more information was needed on how assessment centres were audited, and what would happen to pupils caught cheating and the supervisors who apparently helped them do so.<\/p>\n
She called on Umalusi to release its annual technical report to the basic education department (DBE), which was usually kept confidential.<\/p>\n
“I will write to the director general of the DBE requesting a copy of the technical report, which I will make public.”<\/p>\n
Tougher matric on the cards: report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n