Education

'It’s going to be a nightmare': Matric exams pose a ‘crisis of space’

Fears of classroom shortages and not enough people to mark papers

23 August 2020 - 00:00 By PREGA GOVENDER

Education experts and teacher unions warn that matric exams, to be written by about 1.1-million pupils, pose a seating nightmare because of social distancing. There is a shortage of classrooms, especially at schools with 300 to 400 matrics...

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