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4884 [Tuesday, 29 October 20132.3 Western Cape Education Department (WCED): MEC DGrant – MEC for Education in the Western Cape, Mr BSchreuder – Deputy Director-General, Ms T Singh – ChiefDirector, Ms Z Modimakwane – Director and Mr A Clausen –Director.2.4 South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU): MsS Kwazi and Ms F Solomons.2.5 National Professional Teachers Organisation of SouthAfrica (NAPTOSA): Mr D Marshall and Ms HSieborge.3. An Overview of the national examination systemThe national examination system in South Africa is managed by theDepartment of Basic Education (DBE) supported by the nine ProvincialEducation Departments (PEDs). National examinations are conducted inaccordance with the Regulations Pertaining to the Conduct, Managementand Administration of the National Senior Certificate. The DBE monitors theimplementation of the regulations, while the heads of examinations in theprovinces are responsible for their implementation. The DBE setsexamination question papers for the National Senior Certificate (NSC)examinations. Printing, packaging and distribution of the question papers toexamination centres is the responsibility of the Provincial EducationDepartments (PEDs). The PEDs have further operational responsibilitieswhich include the supervision of the writing of the examinations and thecapturing of marks on the Integrated Examination Computer System(IECS).4. Input by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED)4.1 Issues from the WCED’s report to the DBE on Preparations of theNSC examinationsMr B Schreuder, Deputy Director-General, referred the Committee to thereport prepared for the DBE highlighting the Province’s preparations of theNSC examination in respect of planning, quality assurance of SchoolBased Assessment (SBA) tasks, support for underperforming schools,interventions and moderation,In terms of planning, the Curriculum Planners and Curriculum Advisers mettwice a year (in the first and fourth terms) to reflect on and plan for learnerand teacher support. Planning started at the end of the fourth term of theprevious year to reflect on the moderation process, share best practice andgood School Based Assessment (SBA) exemplars. The meeting at thebeginning of the first term was to analyse and discuss the NSC results ofthe previous year and to plan for support to underperforming schools andschools at risk. Curriculum Advisers then met with teachers in clustergroups in their district during the first term to discuss the planning for theANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013