The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said a letter circulating that the Grade 12 maths two paper had been leaked and would have to be rewritten, was fake.
The letter, which has done the rounds in a number of schools across the country, states that the paper will have to be rewritten later this month due to it having been “prematurely circulated”.
The letter – which bears the South African coat of arms and official departmental letter head – is directed at district examination coordinators, examination centre chief invigilators, chief markers and principals.
It reads: “Due to reports of the premature circulation of the core mathematics paper 2, all national senior certificate candidates having written the paper on November 2 this year are to rewrite the subject on Monday November 30 from 9am to 12pm.
“The secondary core mathematics paper 2 script will be distributed to examination centres as per the normal procedure. No further information is available at this time regarding the parties involved in the premature circulation.”
The letter is signed off with the name of the education director-general.
But department spokesman Elijah Mhlanga yesterday dismissed the letter as fraudulent, saying it had come to their attention on Wednesday.
He said a warning had been issued to all schools.
“The DBE confirms that this notice has not been issued by the Department of Basic Education and must be ignored. Candidates can be reassured that there have been no reports of a compromise to the mathematics P2 examination,” Mhlanga said.
“The department of basic education will fully investigate the source of this document and the mischief makers will be brought to book.
“The department requests candidates to remain focused and not to be distracted by such fake notices.
“Any information that needs to be communicated to Grade 12 candidates will be done via the school or through an official announcement by the director-general.”
Maths rewrite letter nothing but false alarm
The letter, which has done the rounds in a number of schools across the country, states that the paper will have to be rewritten later this month due to it having been “prematurely circulated”.
The letter – which bears the South African coat of arms and official departmental letter head – is directed at district examination coordinators, examination centre chief invigilators, chief markers and principals.
It reads: “Due to reports of the premature circulation of the core mathematics paper 2, all national senior certificate candidates having written the paper on November 2 this year are to rewrite the subject on Monday November 30 from 9am to 12pm.
“The secondary core mathematics paper 2 script will be distributed to examination centres as per the normal procedure. No further information is available at this time regarding the parties involved in the premature circulation.”
The letter is signed off with the name of the education director-general.
But department spokesman Elijah Mhlanga yesterday dismissed the letter as fraudulent, saying it had come to their attention on Wednesday.
He said a warning had been issued to all schools.
“The DBE confirms that this notice has not been issued by the Department of Basic Education and must be ignored. Candidates can be reassured that there have been no reports of a compromise to the mathematics P2 examination,” Mhlanga said.
“The department of basic education will fully investigate the source of this document and the mischief makers will be brought to book.
“The department requests candidates to remain focused and not to be distracted by such fake notices.
“Any information that needs to be communicated to Grade 12 candidates will be done via the school or through an official announcement by the director-general.”
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