(1) What time frame is set for the work of the ministerial committee appointed to investigate the current promotion requirements and other related matters that impact on the standard of the National Senior Certificate (NSC), as gazetted in Government Notice 504 of 18 July 2013; (2) how will the work of the technical committee and the reference group differ; (3) how will her department improve the public perception of and confidence in the NSC qualification in the event that the ministerial committee’s findings with respect to the NSC are negative; (4) what steps will she take to ensure that the work of the committee will continue to be done and/or implemented beyond 2014?