The Info Regulator has slapped the division of fundamental training with an enforcement discover prohibiting the publication of matric outcomes on public boards together with newspapers and college bulletin boards.
In an announcement on Tuesday, the regulator mentioned the division’s actions weren’t consistent with the provisions of the Safety of Private Info Act (Popia).
“The division of fundamental training was issued with an enforcement discover on 4 November following the Info Regulator’s own-initiative evaluation into the compliance with Popia by the division,” the regulator mentioned.
“The Info Regulator discovered that the division was not compliant with part 11 of Popia and was in breach of the circumstances for the lawful processing of non-public info by failing to acquire consent for the publication of matric outcomes from the learners … that sat for the 2023 Nationwide Senior Certificates examinations.”
It mentioned no authorized justification exists for the division to proceed with the publication of matric leads to newspapers. As an alternative of being printed, outcomes have to be given to college students individually to make sure their privateness is maintained, together with acquiring the outcomes instantly from the college or receiving them through SMS.
The essential training division has been urged by the regulator to hunt the consent of learners who will write the 2025 matric exams, or their dad and mom or guardians, to find out if the outcomes could also be printed in newspapers. The DBE should additionally develop a system for acquiring consent from learners or their dad and mom.
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“The Info Regulator has directed that the division mustn’t publish the outcomes of the 2025 matriculants if the enforcement discover directions aren’t complied with,” the regulator mentioned. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
