Exams suspended The Ministry of Education has announced that Grade 12 and 10
examination papers scheduled for today and tomorrow have been postponed until
further notice. This follows a High Court ruling on Wednesday evening which
opposed an application by government to stop a teachers’ strike which started
today. The teachers are demanding a salary hike of 8%, while government can
only offer 5%. Grade 12 learners were due to write Mathematics today, and Entrepreneurship tomorrow; while Grade 10 learners were due to sit for the Integrated Performing Arts Paper 1 as well as Life Science examination. “All examinations for the remaining subjects will proceed as scheduled from Monday, 17 October 2016,” the ministry said in a statement. “The postponement of the examinations applies to both government and private schools.” The ministry also advised parents to keep children who are government schools at home for logistical reasons.