The Northern Cape MEC for Education, Zolile Monakali, the acting HOD, Gideon Oliphant, and senior managers will officially open the National Senior Certificate marking centres at Diamantveld High School in Kimberley on Thursday.
THE NORTHERN Cape MEC for Education, Zolile Monakali, the acting head of department, Gideon Oliphant, and senior managers will officially open the National Senior Certificate (NSC) marking centres on Thursday at Diamantveld High School in Kimberley at 8am.
Northern Cape Department of Education spokesperson Geoffrey van der Merwe said 930 markers and 200 examination assistants would be tasked with marking 76 question papers and 183,642 scripts in Kimberley from December 7 to 23.
“The marking of scripts in public examinations is one of the most challenging (endeavours), as it requires intense and prolonged concentration, coupled with validity, reliability, consistency and accuracy,” said Van der Merwe.
“Besides producing a mark, the results of each candidate must reflect the extent of their knowledge, skills and other competencies. It is critical to the integrity and credibility of the NSC examination that the marking is conducted with the necessary professionalism, care and dedication.”
Van der Merwe added that marking officials as well as administrators were expected to maintain a high level of efficiency and accuracy, as the outcome of these exams would determine if candidates could obtain entry to tertiary education institutions or to access other training or employment opportunities.
“The outcomes of the NSC examination also serve as a barometer of the educators and schools performance at provincial and national levels.”
He added that since the beginning of the academic year, various intervention programmes were embarked on to support the Class of 2023.
“Educators have worked hard and applied all possible efforts to raise the bar and to improve the results and the quality of passes in our Province.”
