Cape Town - As matric pupils across the country begin their National Senior Certificate examinations, more than 10,000 pupils in the Western Cape will write their practical examinations on Wednesday and Thursday and need computers to do so.
She said that last year Eskom wreaked havoc with its blackouts across the county on these specific examinations and although load shedding remained a threat, the Department of Basic Education had engaged Eskom regarding load shedding during the examination period.“Our matrics have been through enough this year – it is not fair to cause them more anxiety with blackouts,” Schäfer said.
Schäfer said if a scheduled power outage was underway, pupils needed to remain in the computer rooms until the power supply was restored.