Matric Exams
latest news & developments
Township school trains learners to be drone pilots, engineers
By focusing on scarce skills, the Katlehong schoolchildren are being primed to have a competitive edge in the job market
Mid-year exams and their critical role in shaping matric success and uni prospects
High marks in these exams can significantly enhance a student’s application
Basic education minister celebrates the top achievers in the class of 2021
Angie Motshekga says 2021’s matrics are in ‘a class of their own’ for having persevered through Covid-19 pandemic for two years
Matric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
To succeed, learners need help in making the right subject choices
Every year an average of 300 000 learners leave school before reaching matric. Rather than waiting for young people to become disengaged, there are easy ways we can set them up…
‘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
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
Learners take Motshekga to court over matric rewrite
This is after the minister announced on Friday that there would be a rewrite of the two subjects that have been leaked to protect the integrity of the exams
Matrics to rewrite two leaked exam papers
The maths and physical science question papers will be rewritten on 15 and 17 December to protect the credibility of the national senior certificate
Testing times for grade 12 learners
Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive
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…
Education system fails undocumented learners
Despite a court order, the education system is failing learners who do not have documents, both those born here and those from other countries
Weak matrics culled for better results
Just 7% of learners writing a two-year matric programme created to help them passed and a mere 0.003% got distinctions
Get over the No 1 matric obsession
The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in the matric exams is dangerous and risks compromising the value of…
Motshekga congratulates poor, rural schools for producing brilliant learners
With 12-million students in 26 000 schools, the education system is under pressure to teach the next generation. Education minister says it’s working