The Department of Basic Education spent most of the amount on paying teachers as well as security and storage for matric exam papers
.The Department of Basic Education says only R220 million of the R3.6 billion spent on holding matric exams goes to printing costs.
The claims centred around the DBE’s confirmation that only one of the nine provinces was having its exam papers printed by the Government Printing Works , leaving the other eight to source printers privately.It was previously claimed that the cost of printing matric exam papers had ballooned to R3.6 billion for the current cohort.
“The estimated cost for just the printing and packing of question papers for all candidates writing the October and November examination is R220 million,” stated Mhlanga.He explained that the remainder of the billions went to paying teachers to set, moderate and mark question papers. Mhlanga stated on Tuesday that there was no national procurement directive that compelled provincial departments of the national body to print solely with the GPW.services the entirety of government and that only with time could its output be increased.
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