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More than 170 inmates set to write final Matric exams in Correctional Service schools
As the highly-anticipated National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations approach, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has announced that a total…
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More than 75K candidates to write National Senior Certificate in the Western Cape
A total of 75,647 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year. The…
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Western Cape matric candidates have 4 days left to register to rewrite exams
There are only four days left until registration closes for matric candidates in the Western Cape who did not achieve…
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DA says real matric pass rate is 55.3%
As the country celebrates the highest matric pass rate since South Africa’s democracy, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has dampened the…
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Free State retains top spot once again in South Africa after recording highest matric pass rate
The Free State has retained its number one spot, with the highest recorded matric pass rate for several consecutive years.…
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Police intervene after protesters delay delivery of question papers to Grade 12 pupils in North West
A protest by community members in Makgori, near Mahikeng, hindered the distribution of National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination papers to…
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Sadtu & Naptosa caution against the hype around matric results
Teacher unions, the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu), and the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) have…
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Umalusi concerned over cheating during NSC exams, but approves 2022 matric results
The council for quality assurance in education, Umalusi, has given the green light for the release of the 2022 matric…
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Mmusi Maimane petitions to raise the bar for pupils
Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has accused basic education minister Angie Motshekga of deepening the skills deficit in…
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We are ready for matric NSC final exams, says Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane
With a week left before matric pupils sit for their final exams, the Gauteng Education Department said on Monday it…
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2021 Matric pass rate at 76.4%
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric class of 2021 overall pass rate stands at 76.4 percent. Minister of Basic Education…
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Childline: Not publishing matric results in media long overdue
The decision by the Department of Education not to publish matric results in the media was long overdue. Various Durban-based…
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Angie Motshekga: We are ready for the 2021 matric exams
The announcement of the 2021 matric results will be made on January 20, with provinces releasing results the next day,…
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Here’s how to register to rewrite your matric supplementary exams
Candidates who registered to write this year’s matric May/June supplementary examinations but either missed, failed a subject, or want to…
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Dept of Education publishes revised tariffs for exam fees
The National Treasury has granted permission, in terms of section 7.3.1 of the treasury regulations, for the department of basic…
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WC matric pass rate drops to below 80% for first time since 2010
The Western Cape has just missed out on achieving an 80% pass rate for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric…
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More than 16 000 learners still looking for school placements, says Angie Motshekga
With schools reopening on Monday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed there were still thousands of pupils were still…
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Minister Motshekga to address the nation over the readiness of schools – Here is what to expect
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to brief the nation on Sunday about schools’ state of readiness to reopen.…
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Basic Education Department gives update on SA matric marking progress
The national Department of Basic Education (DBE) will on Monday give an update on the progress made in marking the…
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Matric examination leaks – Union seeks to overturn rewrite decision
The decision to have matrics rewrite two National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams may be overturned, should an urgent court interdict…
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Hawks and Basic Education investigate maths paper leak, says Motshekga
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has confirmed that her department was investigating the circumstances around how the National Senior…
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Education department investigating maths paper leak
The Department of Basic Education has confirmed that an investigation has been launched after the department discovered that the National…
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About 100 000 pupils across Western Cape to write NSC exams
Close to 100,000 candidates across the Western Cape will be writing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams this month. Exams…
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