The department of basic education can continue to publish matric results in the media after the high court in Pretoria found in its favour in the case against the Information Regulator, which barred the publication of examination numbers of matric candidates.
The regulator, an independent body, in November 2024 issued an enforcement order for the department to stop publishing examination numbers of matric candidates, arguing it contravened the Protection of Personal Information Act Popia.
The regulator said learners in the same school can identify other learners and their results because examination numbers are allocated sequentially.
