Matric exams results will no longer be published in the media

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By Liesl Smit


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The Department of Basic Education has announced Matric exam results will no longer be published on media platforms.

A notice to media houses cites the Protection of Personal Information Act as the reason, saying the dissemination of pupils’ personal information would be in contravention of POPIA.

The results will be released on 21 January, and will be available at schools as in previous years.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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