Class of 2023 awaits results with bated breath
Umalusi to pronounce on examinations
It will be a busy week for the education sector. Not only are the schools opening for the start of the 2024 academic calendar, the department of education (DBE) will release the matric results for the class of 2023 at the end of the week.
Today the minister of higher education, science and innovation will announce the implementation of the first phase of funding for students who do not qualify for the National
Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). These are commonly referred to as the “missing middle”, whose combined household income is between R350 000 to R600 000.
Tomorrow, the Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) will pronounce on the end-of-year examination results for public and private schools and higher education centres, including the matric results for the class of 2023.
The DBE will release the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results on Friday, with Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announcing the results on Thursday.
Last year, Umalusi found there were no matric exam paper leaks, and that the recorded irregularities were not systemic, but were committed by groups or individuals.
The pronouncement by Umalusi will cover the national examination results of the DBE and the department of higher education, science and innovation and private assessment bodies - Independent Examination Board and the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute. It will cover the following certificates: the National Senior Certificate (NSC), National Certificate Vocational (NCV: L2 -L4), NATED Report 190/191 (N2 -N3) and General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training (GETC: ABET).
At the start of consultations regarding government’s plans for a comprehensive student financial aid model in late 2022, Nzimande said the model needed to provide differentiated support to students from different socio-economic backgrounds using a range of funding sources.
He said the model had to include a loan option for students who fell outside the NSFAS threshold of R350 000. “Apart from the existing scholarships and bursaries available to these students, a fully comprehensive model must include a loan component,” Nzimande said, after consultations with vice-chancellors and principals for technical, vocational education and training colleges.