The Department of Basic Education wants to investigate how matric exam marks were “standardized” in 2015, which saw marks adjusted upwards in 30 subjects.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, this resulted in 2015’s matric pass rate going up from 60% to the reported 70.7%.
This resulted in about 70,000 pupils advancing from grade 12 when they should have failed, stated the report.
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“In December, Umalusi confirmed that 30 of the 59 subjects had been adjusted upwards in accordance with standardisation practices,” stated the Sunday Times.
This means that marks were adjusted to “counter imbalances in the education system”.
“However, after at first approving the unprecedented upwards shunting of marks, the Department of Basic Education is now calling for a probe.”
