South Africa: Not Perfect, But the Class of 2005 Can Indeed Be Proud

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Johannesburg — THE matric class of 2005 started school in 1994. They are the first cohort of children to learn from start to finish under a democratic dispensation. They are the first group to learn the values of equality, nonracialism and non- sexism at school. They are our measure of how our system is growing, maturing, and coming of age.

This year Umalusi came of age. Umalusi, the quality assurer, assumed responsibility not only for the assessment process but also for every facet of the examination, from monitoring irregularities to moderation of the marking process.

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