By Lee Yandra Paulsen With just one week to go before the 2026 matric examinations, Western Cape Education MEC Jaco Londt has urged learners to stay focused and make the most of their remaining study time. A total of 71,302 full-time National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates are expected to sit for the examinations in the Western Cape. The exams are scheduled to begin on 13 October with the Computer Applications […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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