The Ministry of Education says the leak of the SEA exam papers would not have compromised the national test. The following is a statement to CNC3 News from Education Minister, Dr Nyan Gadsy Dolly:
Social Media posts, which purport to have released the confidential SEA 2023 examination papers, would not have been accessible to students writing the SEA, as they were already engaged in the examination process, and based on the rules enforced by Assessment Supervisors and Centre Managers, would have had no access to their phones. Therefore, the integrity of the SEA 2023 has not been compromised.
It is likely that this post emanated from the limited category of personnel exposed to examination papers on the opening of the secure packages, which could only have taken place upon their unsealing on the day of the examination. If this is indeed so, it is highly regrettable. The Cybercrime Department of the TTPS has been engaged to assist in the determination of the source of the initial post. The MOE extends its thanks to the staff of the Ministry who participated at every level to ensure the examination was conducted without major incident.