The Mpumalanga high court has ruled against 519 pupils who took the department of education to court over 2022 matric results that were withheld after allegations of mass cheating.
This appeal application, brought forward by the department, ruled that most of the affected learners never exhausted the internal appeal process, leaving their results sealed and their challenge dismissed before the merits were even tested.
In August 2024, the high court ruled in favour of the pupils, that the departments 2022 decision was unlawful and ordered the release of the results, but the department appealed.