Johannesburg – The Public Service and Commercial Union (PSCU) has warned other unions against disrupting the Matric exams, which begin Monday.
Without naming any unions, the PSCU said in a statement Sunday that it, “strongly condemns the unions who believe they can disrupt the exams of our children just for a few pennies of increase”.
The PSCU added: “This is irresponsible and tantamount to sabotaging our children’s future”.
The PSCU called on public service workers in the education sector to “defy the leadership of these unscrupulous, mindless and irresponsible unions and allow our children to write their exams uninterrupted”.
The PSCU said it “wishes the class of 2022 well for their final exams”.
Meanwhile, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Education MEC Matome Chiloane will on Monday join Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to monitor the start of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations in the City of Tshwane.
- The number of full-time enrolments in Gauteng has increased from 132 869 in 2021 to 138 877 in 2022
- The number of part-time enrolments has increased from 42 884 in 2021 to 55 734 in 2022.
On load-shedding, Motshekga said exams will be scheduled in a way that considers power cuts.
Mpumalanga MEC for Education Bonakele Majuba will visit Ikhayalami Secondary School in Siyathuthuka Township at Emakhazeni (Belfast) on Monday morning to monitor the start of the NSC exams.
All registered full-time grade 12 learners will on Monday, 31 October 2022 sit for the writing English home or second additional language.
- 71 582 learners have registered to write the 2022 NSC exams in 566 Examination Centres around the province. This number is the biggest in the history of Mpumalanga.
MEC Majuba extends best wishes to the class of 2022;
In Limpopo, the department of education said it has made all necessary interventions to assist learners ahead of the exams.
