"As a province, we continue to pull all strings to ensure that we intensify security measures in collaboration with the provincial joint operations committee. We want our examination materials to be delivered safely to various storages, examination centres and to our marking centres," she said in a statement.

"We have also trained our invigilators who will be monitoring. We have already appointed a panel to manage and deal with all examination irregularities experienced during the writing of exams."

She said the province was ready to write the final examinations for the 2019 national senior certificate and all other grades.

The department has already concluded plans for the 39,954 Grade 12 candidates to write their final examination. It also registered 33,014 full-time candidates and 6940 part-time candidates whilst there were 16 marking venues across the province.

Her department said it started with the management plan for printing, packaging and distribution of question papers. The officials who will be dealing with the printing monitoring are vetted and polygraphed.

During the spring recess, the department arranged spring camps for the Grade 12 learners across the province. The focus of the spring camps was on teaching learners on examination tactics and on revision.

The Grade 12 nations senior certificate examinations would be written from October 23 until November 28. 

North West obtained 81.1 percent in the 2018 matric results and finished on the fourth position for the second year in a row.

Matsemela appealed to the broader communities of the province to allow learners to write their examination in a peaceful and conducive environment without any disturbance.

Matric results for the class of 2019 will be released in Rustenburg on January 8.  

African News Agency