'Publish matric results'

11TH HOUR RULING: COURT DISMISSES REGULATOR'S BID TO BAN PRACTICE

- Thando Nondywana

The court ruling that the department of basic education should continue publishing matric results in the media was welcomed yesterday, as the Information Regulator (IR) lost an attempt to stop the public dissemination.

Yesterday, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed an urgent application by the IR, upholding the publication of examination numbers. The regulator had argued that the use of candidate numbers in the release of results in the media contravened the Protection of Personal Information Act.

AfriForum's head of cultural affairs, Alana Bailey, said they were relieved, on behalf of the matriculants of 2024, that they will receive results in the usual way.

"The Information Regulator claimed to have conducted research, but no evidence was presented. If students feel disappointed with their results, that trauma exists, regardless of publication.