Chairperson, hon Ministers and Deputy Ministers still present in the House this evening, hon members, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education participated in the official release in Pretoria of the National Senior Certificate results for 2011.
The proceedings were as follows: A technical briefing was given by the director-general of the department, followed by the official opening and welcome by the deputy director-general; an address by the Minister of Basic Education; the announcement of the two top-performing learners per quintile; the closing address and handing over of certificates and gifts; a media briefing and an interview. This was an event to which the committee was invited. There were no concerns or recommendations made. [Interjections.]
There was no debate.