ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTIONS AT EXAM CENTRES
The 2019 National Senior Certificate Examination commenced today with Computer Application Technology (CAT). A total of 1274 candidates were registered to write CAT at 64 centres in the Northern Cape.
However, the announcement by ESKOM to implement load shedding was very unfortunate. In the Northern Cape, 26 centres were affected; however the unforeseen load shedding did not compromise the credibility of Computer Applications Technology (CAT).
The centres utilized their own generators where the power/electricity was disrupted. The candidates were able to complete their examination without delay.
Where centres did not have generators, the candidates were quarantined under supervision and resumed with their examination when the power/electricity was restored. The candidates were rewarded extra time to compensate for the lost time due to the electricity disruption.
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