I'm tired of praying, says matric

2009-01-07 08:02

Leané du Plessis, Buks Viljoen and Marietie Louw-Carstens

Johannesburg - More than 10 000 matric pupils across the country are still waiting to receive the results for all their subjects.

But South Africa shouldn't be concerned, said Lunga Ngqengelele, national spokesperson for education.

He assured the public that all the results would be available by the end of this week.

"I assure you they won't be disappointed," he said.

Ngqengelele said Duncan Hindle, director-general of education, has launched an inquiry.

Desperate

In the meantime parents and pupils are desperate.

Chardette Cohen, former head girl of Evander High near Secunda, fears her planned medical career could be in jeopardy.

She was set to move to her new residence on the University of the Free State (UFS) campus at the weekend, but because she still hasn't received her mathematics results, she may not be selected to study medicine.

Now they sit and wait, she said.

"It's really frustrating, because there's nothing we can do. And we're not getting any answers from the Department. I'm tired of praying."

A UFS lecturer confirmed that they were aware of Chardette's situation, but said they had no choice but to wait until the department released her marks.

"We just hope and pray we get the marks on time," she said.

Limpopo, Mpumalanga delays

Many pupils in Limpopo are still waiting for their results.

Ndo Mangala, spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Education, did not respond to any of the many messages left by Beeld on Tuesday. The department's telephones went unanswered.

It is not known when the problems with the marks in this province will be resolved.

In Mpumalanga about 5 000 pupils have not yet received all their results, said Jasper Zwane, provincial education spokesperson.

Zwane promised that all the Mpumalanga results would be available and related problems be resolved by Friday.

- Beeld