Cape Town - Thousands of Western Cape matrics wrote their Afrikaans and civil technology exams on Wednesday.
Commuters were advised by Metrorail to find alternative transport after trains were delayed for more than an hour due to cable theft at Cape Town, Woodstock and Kraaifontein stations.
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s spokesperson, Jessica Shelver, said officials were alerted to possible disruptions to transport, but thankfully there were none.
“We do, however, appeal to Metrorail and the taxi associations to assist us in ensuring that our candidates get to their exam centres on time. We hope that we can have their support, and the support of other road users and communities, during this very important time for our matric pupils,” Shelver said.
On Wednesday, about 41 000 pupils wrote Afrikaans and 2 636 wrote civil technology.
Pupils on the matric panel were satisfied with the Afrikaans paper, although one pupil said it had not challenged her at all.
Jaime Lee Peters, from Sarepta Secondary School, said she expected more from the paper and that questions did not inspire her creativity.
“I was waiting for questions that would challenge me, but none were asked,” Peters said.
On Thursday, 41 000 pupils are expected to write Afrikaans paper three, 108 Sesotho, two Setswana and two Xitsonga.
Cape Times