KZN Department of Education ‘prepared’ for matric exams

Durban – With fewer than 90 days to go before the start of the National Senior Certificate examinations for matric pupils, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education said it was well prepared.

Teacher unions this week said teachers had done their best to prepare pupils. This year’s matric cohort had grades 10 and 11 impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted schooling.

The exams will start on October 31 with English paper 1.

Thirona Moodley, provincial chief executive of the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa), said that teachers and pupils were well on track for preparation for final examinations.

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