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Matric students are currently writing their National Senior Certificate exams which commenced on 30 October and will run until 6 December.
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Matric students need mental health support to handle exam stress, Sadag says

A recent poll by Unicef South Africa found that 73% of young people needed mental health support over the past year

Matric results 2021 mapped: how did your school do?

Which schools and districts improved and which didn’t? Our complete guide to the 2021 matric results.

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Learners and parents: How to beat end-of-year exam stress

A student wellness consultant gives advice on how to cope with – and overcome – examination anxiety

Death and anxiety rife at matric marking centres as schools reopening delayed

Education department delays 2021 academic year as the Covid-19 death and infection rates rise rapidly, but assures 2020 matrics that results will be released on time

Many grade 12 learners do not cope with the pressures of preparing for the matric exams

A message to the Class of 2020: You are equal to this challenge

Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown…

Adequate sanitation and clean water are basic rights.

All systems go as Matric exams kick off

The Department of Basic Education has said it is confident that the examination will run smoothly.

Misread: Some saw Meg Rickards’s ‘battered’ face

Editorial: One exam won’t level the playing field

If facilities at public schools are not seriously upgraded, including teaching staff, the inequality will not just disappear.

Adequate sanitation and clean water are basic rights.

Unions slam plans to ‘outsource’ exams for tens of millions of rands

Teachers are unhappy with the department’s plan to build a repository of ‘high-quality’ questions.

(Dewlyn Verasamy)

​Naptosa rejects Gauteng department of education’s new teacher requirements

Teachers are refusing unfair labour practice and ensuring they are more than just administrators.

Bangladesh police parade alleged members of hi-tech exam cheats who use watch-like mobile phones to help examinees pass university and job recruitment tests.

Cops expose exam cheating ring in Bangladesh

Exam cheats in Bangladesh have been caught receiving answers on mobile phones disguised as wrist watches, police said after busting a criminal racket.

WSU VC urges return to campus peace

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) vice-chancellor Marcus Balintulo on Friday urged staff and students to return to the Mthatha campus on Monday.

Slight increase in NSC exam pass rate

Over 97% of candidates passed this year’s National Senior Certificate examination conducted by the Independent Examinations Board.

Khutsong pupils set classroom alight

A group of Khutsong pupils allegedly set a classroom and storeroom alight after dissatisfaction over the exam timetable, North West police said on Monday.