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Thousands of jubilant matriculants will be celebrating the end of 12 years of secondary schooling.

Umalusi clears release of matric results on Thursday

The education body says the credibility of the 2022 matric results was not compromised, despite instances of cheating and disruptions caused by protests

The results of learners implicated in the leak of the two papers in the 2020 matric examination and the results of those learners involved in “group copying” will be blocked while investigations continue.

Leaked papers may lead to learners losing their matric certificates

Umalusi has approved the release of the 2020 matric results saying that it did not find systemic irregularities that compromised the exam

A record 98.31% of Grade 12 learners passed the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations administered by the Independent Examinations Board

‘Decision not to rewrite has caused a crisis,’ says basic education head

The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams

‘No national matric rewrite’, says court

This follows an urgent application by individual learners and Sadtu, who wanted the court to set aside a decision by the department for a rewrite of two leaked matric exam papers

Thousands of jubilant matriculants will be celebrating the end of 12 years of secondary schooling.

Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside

The Pretoria high court will rule tomorrow on the case of a rewrite of two matric exam papers that were leaked, after learners and a teachers union challenged the decision in court

Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite

The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked…

Mafu Rakometsi, Umalusi’s chief executive.

Shortage in Afrikaans markers raises concerns for matric readiness

It’s all systems go for the matric 2019 final examinations, save for a shortage in Afrikaans markers

Despite the department of basic education claiming that all textbooks have been delivered to Limpopo schools reports are filtering in that some schoolchildren are still without.

Marks that pass the grade

Umalusi expresses concern over the storm in the media and civil society regarding the standards of South African education.

Pride — but no prejudice

Pride — but no prejudice

SA’s quality watchdog, Umalusi, explains what it did with the 2010 matric marks.