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WCED Urges Learners to Avoid Disruptions During Matric Exam Preparations

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has appealed to learners to refrain from disruptive behaviour as matriculants prepare for their final examinations. This comes after an incident at Vista High School in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap, where students allegedly damaged a newly installed fence on Tuesday. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond confirmed that parents had been informed of the incident. She stressed that such behaviour causes unnecessary disruption to teaching and learning, […]

4 September 2025

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WCED confident that the NSC exams will go smoothly

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert In the Western Cape, 75,647 candidates are scheduled to take the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations this year. More than 66,000 candidates will write the English Home Language, First Additional Language, or Second Additional Language tests starting on Monday morning. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday morning, provincial education spokesperson Kerry Mauchline said the department has several measures in place to ensure that the exams are […]

21 October 2024

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Motshekga to announce probe findings into ‘impossible’ matric maths question

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said on Friday that Minister Angie Motshekga will soon make an announcement on the findings of its investigation into a matric maths question that some pupils said was impossible to answer. Matriculants across the country flagged Question 5 in the Maths Paper Two exam this week, with many querying the accuracy of the maths equation. There are fears that the question, which was worth […]

12 November 2022

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Basic Education Minister to hold a briefing on matric exam readiness

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will on Sunday morning brief the media on the state of readiness ahead of the commencement of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, in Pretoria. A total of 753 964 full-time and 167 915 part-time candidates are registered for the upcoming matric examinations scheduled to officially commence on Monday across the country. However, some practical examinations have already been written. A total of 6 […]

30 October 2022

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Exam centres can’t be exempt from rolling blackouts: Eskom

The Basic Education Department says Eskom told its officials that it is not possible to exempt examination centres from rolling blackouts because they are not situated in one central place. The Matric class of 2022 will begin their final examinations on Tuesday, amid concerns of disruptions due to rolling blackouts. But the department has expressed confidence that end-of-year exams will still be written. There are 923 460 learners (both full-time […]

25 October 2022

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Matric exam leaks: Education department to challenge ‘Some aspects of ruling’

The Basic Education Department on Saturday said it would challenge some aspects of the judgment which overturned its decision for a rewrite of two leaked matric exams. The High Court in Pretoria set aside a decision to have grade 12's rewrite the second papers for maths and physical science, ruling that the decision by the department was unlawful and irregular. To avoid further delays and disruptions to the 2020 academic year, […]

13 December 2020

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COSAS welcomes high court ruling on rewrite of matric exams

The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) on Friday said that it was relieved that matriculants would not be punished for a few pupils that cheated. This after the High Court in Pretoria set aside the Basic Education Department’s decision to undertake a national rewrite of two leaked exam papers. Judge Norman Davis declared the department’s decision unlawful and irregular. Several applicants, including teachers’ union Sadtu and lobby group AfriForum, took the matter to court after Minister […]

12 December 2020

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Matric students do not have to rewrite Maths Paper Two – Motshekga

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says matric students will not have to rewrite Maths Paper Two, following a leak, discovered this morning. She says they are busy trying to identify those learners who were in possession of the paper. It’s believed a small number of learners in Gauteng and Limpopo received the paper via Whatsapp. The minister’s spokesperson Hope Mokgatlhe says those involved will be suspended from writing matric exams […]

17 November 2020

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Fear of contracting COVID-19 grips Athlone learners ahead of matric exams

Some matric learners at Spes Bona High School in Athlone on the Cape Flats say the fear of contracting the coronavirus has increased the pressure they feel as they make final preparations for their exams. The class of 2020 will start their matric exams in earnest on Thursday. Over 95 000 learners will write their National Senior Certificate examinations in the Western Cape. This year’s matric class will make history […]

4 November 2020

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