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The following 5 NATED Engineering question papers leaked during the November 2017 examination, i.e. Mathematics N2, Industrial Electronics N2, Mathematics N3, Engineering Science N3 and Mechanotechnology N3. |
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The Chief Directorate: National Examinations and Assessment shared its irregularity report with the quality assurance body, Umalusi. |
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All instances of question paper leakages were reported to the South African Police Service and the Directorate: Special Investigations.
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The errors and spelling mistakes on the leaked memoranda implies that it was not the final version and possibly emanated from the section involved in the drafting stage of these examination papers. |
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(4) |
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The leakage was brought to the attention of the Department shortly after the paper had been written and not before as alleged. The standard operating procedure in these instances is to withdraw and replace the paper where possible. |
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Where a paper has been written, marks are released if the examiners and moderators report confirms that statistically there is no indication of the students having access to leaked papers. |
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Three (3) candidates. |
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Three (3) campuses. |
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The audit of all scripts for the implicated centres were conducted during the marking process and auditors (chief markers and experienced markers) used the following criteria to evaluate the candidates’ responses:
After an investigation or auditing of scripts, it was found that that leakage was limited to three candidates across three campuses. |