Question NW3500 to the Minister of Basic Education
01 October 2015 - NW3500
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What (a) number and (b) percentage of learners writing each subject in 2014 (i) applied for a remark of their Grade 12 National Senior Certificate examinations and (ii) had their marks (aa) adjusted upward, (bb) adjusted downward and (cc) remain unchanged; (2) what is the cost of securing a remark of an examination paper; (3) is there any mechanism in place to allow indigent candidates to have the fee for remarking waived; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1)
|
Subject |
Total Re-mark |
% Re-mark |
Adjusted Upward |
% Upward |
Adjusted Downward |
% Downward |
Remain Unchanged |
% Unchanged |
|
Accounting |
2901 |
2.31 |
1561 |
53.81 |
698 |
24.06 |
642 |
22.13 |
|
Afrikaans First Additional Language |
3608 |
4.39 |
1973 |
54.68 |
827 |
22.92 |
808 |
22.39 |
|
Afrikaans Home Language |
2574 |
5.27 |
1731 |
67.25 |
355 |
13.79 |
488 |
18.96 |
|
Afrikaans Second Additional Language |
41 |
0.22 |
34 |
82.93 |
5 |
12.20 |
2 |
4.88 |
|
Agricultural Management Practices |
18 |
1.11 |
6 |
33.33 |
7 |
38.89 |
5 |
27.78 |
|
Agricultural Sciences |
254 |
0.33 |
178 |
70.08 |
42 |
16.54 |
34 |
13.39 |
|
Agricultural Technology |
15 |
2.13 |
5 |
33.33 |
2 |
13.33 |
8 |
53.33 |
|
Arabic Second Additional Language |
24 |
8.86 |
9 |
37.50 |
11 |
45.83 |
4 |
16.67 |
|
Business Studies |
3448 |
1.67 |
2158 |
62.59 |
788 |
22.85 |
502 |
14.56 |
|
Civil Technology |
137 |
1.49 |
74 |
54.01 |
33 |
24.09 |
30 |
21.90 |
|
Computer Applications Technology |
864 |
2.18 |
598 |
69.21 |
124 |
14.35 |
142 |
16.44 |
|
Consumer Studies |
576 |
1.51 |
256 |
44.44 |
155 |
26.91 |
165 |
28.65 |
|
Dance Studies |
18 |
3.31 |
9 |
50.00 |
1 |
5.56 |
8 |
44.44 |
|
Design |
56 |
2.62 |
42 |
75.00 |
1 |
1.79 |
13 |
23.21 |
|
Dramatic Arts |
181 |
2.20 |
98 |
54.14 |
12 |
6.63 |
71 |
39.23 |
|
Economics |
1494 |
1.09 |
916 |
61.31 |
390 |
26.10 |
188 |
12.58 |
|
Electrical Technology |
79 |
1.48 |
26 |
32.91 |
5 |
6.33 |
48 |
60.76 |
|
Engineering Graphics and Design |
974 |
3.67 |
398 |
40.86 |
184 |
18.89 |
392 |
40.25 |
|
English First Additional Language |
3559 |
0.82 |
2344 |
65.86 |
984 |
27.65 |
231 |
6.49 |
|
English Home Language |
5522 |
5.25 |
4355 |
78.87 |
674 |
12.21 |
493 |
8.93 |
|
French Second Additional Language |
37 |
7.26 |
4 |
10.81 |
5 |
13.51 |
28 |
75.68 |
|
Geography |
3144 |
1.34 |
2063 |
65.62 |
624 |
19.85 |
457 |
14.54 |
|
German Second Additional Language |
47 |
8.68 |
10 |
21.28 |
22 |
46.81 |
15 |
31.91 |
|
Hebrew Second Additional Language |
4 |
14.29 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
4 |
100.00 |
|
History |
1844 |
1.6 |
1313 |
71.20 |
321 |
17.41 |
210 |
11.39 |
|
Hospitality Studies |
144 |
1.71 |
77 |
53.47 |
19 |
13.19 |
48 |
33.33 |
|
Information Technology |
470 |
10.19 |
257 |
54.68 |
86 |
18.30 |
127 |
27.02 |
|
IsiXhosa First Additional Language |
16 |
0.78 |
11 |
68.75 |
|
0.00 |
5 |
31.25 |
|
IsiXhosa Home Language |
46 |
0.06 |
19 |
41.30 |
20 |
43.48 |
7 |
15.22 |
|
IsiXhosa Second Additional Language |
11 |
13.10 |
4 |
36.36 |
3 |
27.27 |
4 |
36.36 |
|
IsiZulu First Additional Language |
109 |
0.72 |
64 |
58.72 |
16 |
14.68 |
29 |
26.61 |
|
IsiZulu Home Language |
216 |
0.16 |
123 |
56.94 |
65 |
30.09 |
28 |
12.96 |
|
Latin Second Additional Language |
1 |
100.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
|
Life Orientation |
59 |
0.01 |
26 |
44.07 |
6 |
10.17 |
27 |
45.76 |
|
Life Sciences |
6564 |
2.33 |
3999 |
60.92 |
1795 |
27.35 |
770 |
11.73 |
|
Mathematical Literacy |
2059 |
0.66 |
1142 |
55.46 |
538 |
26.13 |
379 |
18.41 |
|
Mathematics |
9223 |
4.10 |
4904 |
53.17 |
2388 |
25.89 |
1931 |
20.94 |
|
Mechanical Technology |
91 |
1.43 |
40 |
43.96 |
8 |
8.79 |
43 |
47.25 |
|
Music |
89 |
5.10 |
44 |
49.44 |
27 |
30.34 |
18 |
20.22 |
|
Nautical Science |
1 |
5.26 |
1 |
100.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
Physical Sciences |
6828 |
4.08 |
3186 |
46.66 |
2099 |
30.74 |
1543 |
22.60 |
|
Portuguese Second Additional Language |
2 |
2.78 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
2 |
100.00 |
|
Religion Studies |
18 |
0.31 |
14 |
77.78 |
2 |
11.11 |
2 |
11.11 |
|
Sepedi First Additional Language |
3 |
0.71 |
3 |
100.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
Sepedi Home Language |
11 |
0.02 |
4 |
36.36 |
6 |
54.55 |
1 |
9.09 |
|
Sesotho Home Language |
48 |
0.17 |
39 |
81.25 |
7 |
14.58 |
2 |
4.17 |
|
Sesotho Second Additional Language |
6 |
3.45 |
4 |
66.67 |
1 |
16.67 |
1 |
16.67 |
|
Setswana First Additional Language |
1 |
0.46 |
1 |
100.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
Setswana Home Language |
63 |
0.18 |
43 |
68.25 |
14 |
22.22 |
6 |
9.52 |
|
Sport and Exercise Science |
4 |
14.29 |
4 |
100.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
|
Tourism |
487 |
0.42 |
299 |
61.40 |
101 |
20.74 |
87 |
17.86 |
|
Tshivenda Home Language |
1 |
0.01 |
|
0.00 |
|
0.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
|
Visual Arts |
252 |
3.66 |
159 |
63.10 |
11 |
4.37 |
82 |
32.54 |
|
Xitsonga Home Language |
9 |
0.05 |
3 |
33.33 |
2 |
22.22 |
4 |
44.44 |
Source: Education mainframe as per 2 March 2015.
2
|
Process |
Amount |
|
Remarking |
R80 |
|
Rechecking |
R18 |
|
Viewing |
R160 |
3. According to the Regulations Pertaining to the Conduct Administration and Management of the National Senior Certificate Examination (Regulation Notice No 371 in Government Gazette NO 37651, dated 16 May 2014) it articulates the legislation regarding re-marking and it allows indigent candidates to be exempt from paying fees for remarking, re-checking and viewing of script/s.
Candidates who have been exempted from the payment of school fees or attended a no-fees school, are exempt from the payment of the re-mark, re-check or fees for viewing of scripts.