More than 73 800 candidates in the Western Cape to sit down for their final NSC exams
More than 73 800 candidates in the Western Cape will sit down for their final National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.
Out of the 923 460 candidates writing the NSC exams, nationally, 73 846 candidates will write in the Western Cape. Of these, 62 361 are full-time candidates, and 11
485 are part-time candidates.
The Class of 2022 will begin
with English Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional
Language, with 64 824 will write in the morning session. 124 papers are written
over the exam period, which ends on 6 December with Agriculture Technology. The
bulk of these candidates however will end with Afrikaans Paper 3 (Creative
Writing) on Friday, 2 December.
Close to 12 000 candidates
wrote their practical exams on Tuesday and Wednesday.
‘’We are pleased that our
practical exams were completed without incident this week, despite load shedding
concerns. Load shedding is less of an issue for the written exams, as venues
are required to have natural light, and if there are any problems, learners can
be shifted to another venue to write. Our districts monitor the situation
closely and deal with any problems that arise on a case by case basis,’’ said Education
MEC, David Maynier.
The WCED said the subject with
the largest number of candidates writing is Mathematical Literacy, with 49 672
candidates writing Paper 1 on 4 November 2022, and Paper 2 on 7 November 2022
In contrast, seven subjects
have a single candidate writing in our province: Hebrew Second Additional
Language, IsiZulu Home Language, Latin Second Additional Language, Sepedi First
Additional Language, Sepedi Home Language, Sesotho First Additional Language,
and Sport and Exercise Science.
The exams in the province will
be overseen by 1 889 invigilators at 478 examination centres. 870 000 answer
scripts will then be marked by 3 313 markers at 11 marking centres. The WCED
said the invigilators and the markers received training during October.
MEC David Maynier urged
citizens and organisations not to disrupt the Class of 2022, when writing
‘’With exams of this scale, it
is crucial that we not face any disruptions. We appeal to all social
organisations, political groups and communities to ensure that exams can take
place without disruption, and not to compromise our matrics’ chances in any
way. Our matrics must be our province’s VIPs for the duration of the exams.’’
Maynier wished the ClassOf2022
well for their final school exams.
‘’To the Class of 2022: you
have worked hard to get to this point, and you are nearly over the finish line,
so don’t give up now. Do your very best, not for your teachers or your parents
or the province, but for yourself, because your future is in your hands.’’
‘’We believe in you, and we
look forward to celebrating your success in January!,’’ he added.
The Minister of Basic
Education, Angie Motshekga, will announce the national results on Thursday, 19
January 2023, and individual results will be available at schools and online on
Friday, 20 January 2023.
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