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Around 120,000 students and 2,000 staff were out of school on Monday and Tuesday – as taxi drivers stayed home.
File: Matric students taking exams. Image: Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN – This week’s two-day taxi strike in the Western Cape has cost the province’s schoolchildren more than 10 per cent of vital exam time.
Around 120,000 students and 2,000 staff were out of school on Monday and Tuesday – as taxi drivers stayed home.
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But the Department of Education says thankfully, no matric candidates failed their exams this week.
MEC for Education in the Western Cape – David Maynier says students were allowed to write even if they were late.
“I would like to give a special thanks to our principals and teachers for the way they have taken charge in developing and implementing contingency plans to help their students reach the exams with great success.”
The rest of the Class of 2022 had a hard time, Maynier says.
“Crucially, many schools have had to reschedule examinations, which is due to end-of-year revision, marking, and
Administrative processes in our schools. While we respect the right to strike, other options should have been explored.
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