More than 37 000 candidates in the Western Cape will sit down, from Monday, for the start of the 2025 May/June National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
This is a standalone exam session for candidates writing both the National Senior Certificate and the Senior Certificate. This is also an opportunity for candidates to improve or complete subjects they enrolled for in their Grade 12 exams previously
PICTURE: PixabayAccording to the Western Cape Education Department (WCED),
25
615 candidates will write one or more of their matric exam subjects, to improve
or complete subjects they enrolled for in their Grade 12 exams previously. A
further 11609 candidates will write the exams for their Senior Certificate,
which allow adults to complete a high school education.
The exams begin with 4 candidates writing Arabic Second
Additional Language on Monday morning, and 12 600 candidates writing English
Home Language or First Additional Language in the afternoon.
The subject with the largest number of candidates writing
is Mathematical Literacy, with 16 584 candidates writing Paper 1 on Friday, 16
May 2025, and Paper 2 on Monday, Monday, 19 May 2025. In total, 54 subjects
will be written over the coming weeks, at 165 exam centres. The exams end on 25
June 2025, and the results will be available on 8 August 2025.
‘’This is a mammoth administrative undertaking, and we
thank our officials for the hard work they do throughout the year to prepare
for and run these exam sessions,’’ said Bronagh Hammond, WCED spokesperson.
‘’We appeal to everyone in our province to support our
candidates as they write their exams, so that they have the best possible
chance of achieving their goals and having better career opportunities as a
result,’’ she added.
Done by: Mitchum George
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