DA to attend Umalusi matric results standardisation meeting despite being blocked
The DA has repeatedly asked to be invited to the standardisation meeting by Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training body, Umalusi, but our requests have been denied.
It is the Constitutional responsibility of MPs to conduct oversight and since the standardisation process of matric results is an area that requires exactly this, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Nomsa Marchesi MP, will attend the meeting. Umalusi is highly regarded and says it is committed to transparency – it should, therefore, have nothing to hide.
Standardisation is the process by which the results of subjects are moderated and adjusted through a mathematical model to ensure consistency in examination levels and the best possible results for learners given any errors there might be in question papers.
Our intention to attend the meeting is informed by the public’s need to understand the standardisation process and it must be stated that we are not questioning Umalusi’s credibility. We intend to put several key questions to Umalusi including:
How many subjects have had their average marks adjusted upwards or downwards? And by how much?