Updated - Ministry to tackle delays in revision of Matsec papers

Updated 4.45 p.m. - The Ministry of Education said this afternoon that it was unacceptable that the revision of Matsec exam papers was completed after resits were held, and it would be doing its best to avoid such a situation. The ministry was reacting to a story carried in The Times today. The ministry said it was unacceptable that there were undue delays or that the outcome of revision of papers was known after the resits. The government wanted to ensure that students were able to advance in their studies, and they should enjoy every opportunity to do better in their exams, the ministry said. The revision of papers enabled them to do that, by seeing where they would have done badly, it added.  "The Matsec Board, together with the ministry will see how, despite logistical problems cause by an increase in the number of revision of paper requests, it can ensure that the students are given an explanation for their results before the resits," the ministry said. In a separate statement, the PN also expressed its concern and said the situation as reported in The Times was unacceptable and should not be repeated. PARENT'S COMPLAINT This morning, The Times reported how an...