The paper was not consistent with the expectations of the students. Students prepared so much and wasted so much time, only to find the examination paper had proved to be much harder than planned.



Many of the questions had not been seen before. The questions of the examination were too complex for the average student and the examination was nothing like ANY past paper.


The examination was extremely demotivating for us students since our future depends on our examination results. No student would want to fail in spite of working hard.


It was supposed to be a General Chemistry 1A examination paper, not a Masters in chemistry examination paper.


Students were supposed to be tested, not tricked. When one builds a house, we start with the foundation, not the roof. This examination paper was the roofing part of the house.

UNISA aught to ensure that the exam papers are consistent from year-to-year.

We request either:
A free rewrite
That our examination marks be discarded and our year marks be taken
There be an upward adjustment of the examination marks to compensate for the unreasonably difficult examination paper