Adriaan Coetser obtained the qualifications BA, BA (Hons), THED, BEd, MA (cum laude), DLitt et Phil, and a diploma in Advanced Management Skills. He has about 45 years’ experience in the education sector. In 2005, he was appointed as External Moderator under Umalusi for the Grade 12 final examinations for the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and in the years thereafter for the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI) and the Independent Examination Board (IEB).