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Chapter 4
Monitoring of the Conduct of the Senior Certificate Examination
1. Introduction
approach was adopted for the monitoring of the Senior Certificate
Examination in 2005.
Umalusi began the monitoring of the Senior Certificate in 2000 and
started playing a verification role in 2003. Assessment bodies are
required to closely monitor the administration of examinations and report
to Umalusi on a daily basis. Umalusi deploys monitors to assessment
bodies’ head offices, examination centres and marking centres to verify
the contents of reports submitted to Umalusi. The following phases of the
Senior Certificate Examination were monitored:
Monitors, together with the assessment body representatives were trained
at Umalusi offices and the training was held on 31 August 2005 where
all assessment bodies were represented. However, it became clear to
Umalusi that representatives from assessment bodies that are sent for
training are not the officials responsible for monitoring in some assessment
bodies. Furthermore, they do not provide feedback to the responsible
people when they get back. This became evident when Umalusi
• The design phase which focuses on the state of readiness of the
assessment bodies to administer the examination;
• The conduct of examinations which includes the writing and marking
process; and
• The capturing, processing and release of results, which includes
capturing of marks, standardization and release of results.
reminded assessment bodies of information and documentation pertaining
to monitoring.
2. Purpose
The purpose of monitoring the administration of the Senior Certificate
Examination within the various assessment bodies is to:
From time to time, Umalusi reviews its quality assurance processes.
Umalusi reviewed the monitoring instruments and these were
further revamped during the training where the trainees made their
input. Umalusi also reviewed its approach to monitoring and a new
• establish the effectiveness of the systems that are in place at
assessment body level, for the registration of candidates, appointment
of examiners, moderators, invigilators and markers;
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