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Bid to write O-Level exam for a friend backfires
13 Nov 2013 at 01:56hrs | Views
A GWANDA boy believed to be an A-Level pupil landed himself in trouble when an attempt to write an O-Level examination for his friend backfired after being caught by an invigilator.
The boy, whose name could not be immediately established, attempted to write a Mathematics Paper 2 for his friend, an external candidate who had registered to sit for the examinations at Sabiwa High School, about 16km outside Gwanda Town.
Sources told Chronicle that prior to the incident, the boy had managed to write another examination for his friend to save him from the embarrassment of once again failing Mathematics as he had done in previous years.
"On 4 November, we sat for the Mathematics Paper One and the Gwanda High pupil managed to sail through as he was never caught.
"Unfortunately, this time around he could not make it. Before time to start the exam, the invigilator asked us to look at each other and see if there were some people who were not supposed to be in the room.
"I believe someone tipped the invigilator because some minutes later we saw the boy being escorted out of the room," said a source who was also part of the examination.
An official at the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Matabeleland South provincial offices confirmed the incident but had a different version of the story.
"We received a report of a Gwanda High pupil who attempted to write a Mathematics examination paper for an external student at Sabiwa High School. He arrived 10 minutes late for the examination," said the official.
"After getting into the examination room, the invigilator discovered that his national identity card did not match with the information in the statement of entry papers," said the official.
"The matter was reported to the police who positively identified the boy as he resides at Gwanda Police Station Old Camp. Authorities also photographed the boy for purposes of evidence."
However, police in Gwanda Police Station said they had not received the report. The boy is expected to appear in court today.
Last week on Monday, Nkosenhle Nkala(19), a Lower Sixth pupil at Matopo High School was also caught writing an O-Level Mathematics paper on behalf of a 17-year-old Form Four pupil at the school.
The boy, whose name could not be immediately established, attempted to write a Mathematics Paper 2 for his friend, an external candidate who had registered to sit for the examinations at Sabiwa High School, about 16km outside Gwanda Town.
Sources told Chronicle that prior to the incident, the boy had managed to write another examination for his friend to save him from the embarrassment of once again failing Mathematics as he had done in previous years.
"On 4 November, we sat for the Mathematics Paper One and the Gwanda High pupil managed to sail through as he was never caught.
"Unfortunately, this time around he could not make it. Before time to start the exam, the invigilator asked us to look at each other and see if there were some people who were not supposed to be in the room.
"I believe someone tipped the invigilator because some minutes later we saw the boy being escorted out of the room," said a source who was also part of the examination.
"We received a report of a Gwanda High pupil who attempted to write a Mathematics examination paper for an external student at Sabiwa High School. He arrived 10 minutes late for the examination," said the official.
"After getting into the examination room, the invigilator discovered that his national identity card did not match with the information in the statement of entry papers," said the official.
"The matter was reported to the police who positively identified the boy as he resides at Gwanda Police Station Old Camp. Authorities also photographed the boy for purposes of evidence."
However, police in Gwanda Police Station said they had not received the report. The boy is expected to appear in court today.
Last week on Monday, Nkosenhle Nkala(19), a Lower Sixth pupil at Matopo High School was also caught writing an O-Level Mathematics paper on behalf of a 17-year-old Form Four pupil at the school.
Source - chronicle
