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School's Report 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination

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TABLE 3: NUMBER OF MARKERS FOR THE <strong>2012</strong> <strong>NSC</strong> EXAMINATION<br />

NO. DUTY GRANTED NUMBER APPOINTED<br />

1 Chief Markers 66<br />

2 Deputy Chief Markers 202<br />

3 <strong>Senior</strong> Markers 1505<br />

4 Markers 7660<br />

(i)<br />

The establishment and management of marking centres<br />

In compliance with national prescripts, the province identified and approved 28 marking centres to be<br />

utilized for the <strong>2012</strong> <strong>NSC</strong> marking session. The placement of subjects in marking centres was done<br />

on the basis of the number of markers per subject. The capacity of marking centres range between<br />

150 markers and 500 markers.<br />

(ii)<br />

Marking managers<br />

Analytical moderators, chief markers and deputy chief markers were appointed and trained on<br />

their roles and responsibilities. Responsibility managers were appointed from district <strong>Examination</strong>s<br />

personnel to oversee the entire marking process.<br />

(iii)<br />

<strong>Examination</strong> Assistants (EA’s)<br />

<strong>Examination</strong> Assistants (1 284) were short-listed, tested and appointed temporally for <strong>NSC</strong><br />

<strong>Examination</strong>s. These assistants participated in critical administrative, examination related functions.<br />

(iv)<br />

Dealing with Irregularities and Other Forms of <strong>Examination</strong> Misconduct<br />

The following Provincial structures were in place to deal with examination integrity in compliance<br />

with policy.<br />

• The Provincial <strong>Examination</strong>s Irregularities Committee (PEIC) tasked to deal with irregularities<br />

at Provincial level.<br />

• District <strong>Examination</strong> Irregularity Committee (DEIC) tasked to deal with irregularities at district<br />

level.<br />

• Schools Assessment Irregularity Committee (SAIC) tasked to deal with irregularities at school<br />

level.<br />

The Provincial <strong>Examination</strong>s Irregularities Committees are functional during the investigation of<br />

irregularities and the conduct of hearings.<br />

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