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In order to enable school principals to make the necessary arrangements to collect and check the results, the following information and dates are provided. Kindly note that these dates and times are tentative and that any changes in the arrangements will be communicated to you. Education district offices will be kept fully informed. |
| 1.1 |
Thursday, 6 January 2011 at 08:00:
N.B. Not before 08:00 |
Principals and centre managers (or the delegated members of staff) obtain results at education district offices |
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| 1.2 |
Principals and centre managers (or the delegated members of staff) are given 4 hours to check the results for any obvious errors. These errors must be reported to the Directorate: Examinations Administration at telephone numbers 021 467 2246 / 2924 / 2936. |
| 1.3 |
| Thursday, 6 January 2011 at 12:00: |
Results may be given to candidates at the respective schools and centres. |
| N.B. |
No results may be made known to candidates and no information in this
regard may be given to the press before 12:00 on 6 January 2011.
The original statement of results for each candidate will be included in the
results pack issued to each school and centre. Schools must inform candidates and parents that they will no longer receive their results in the post. |
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| 1.4 |
| Thursday, 6 January 2011 at 15:00: |
Results appear on the WCED website at http://wced.wcape.gov.za |
Candidates will have to enter their examination numbers and identity numbers in order to view their individual results on the WCED website.
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| 1.5 |
| Friday, 7 January 2011 at 05:00: |
Results published in the press |
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| 1.6 |
| Wednesday, 12 January 2011 at 10:00: |
MEC for Education releases the provincial summary of results at Leeuwenhof |
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| 1.7 |
| Wednesday, 12 January 2011 after 12:00: |
Results not collected, will be posted to the schools and centres by the education district offices |
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| 2. |
The Department must be informed about arrangements that schools and centres will make to collect their results. Principals and centre managers are requested to complete the attached form and to send it to the appropriate education district director by 3 December 2010. |
| 3. |
It is of the utmost importance that candidates who do not pass the examinations are offered support and counselling. These candidates must be informed of the counselling services available. Counselling can be given at the school when candidates receive their results, or, if applicable, at the relevant education district office, where departmental staff will be available. If a principal, centre manager or delegated member of staff refers a candidate to an education district office, the candidate must be given the telephone number and address of the education district office, and the education district office must be provided with the candidate's details. As it often happens that candidates who need counselling do not voluntarily seek it, an appeal is made to schools and centres to be sensitive of the emotions of candidates whose expectations have not been realised. |
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO THE MEDIA
The media will also be interested in obtaining information from schools about candidates who have performed exceptionally well in the National Senior Certificate examinations. Principals, centre managers or the delegated member of staff may provide such information and photographs to the media in consultation with parents. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2010:11:16
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