This year, 75 647 applicants will take the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape, as the class of 2024 faces their final obstacle, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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According to Education Minister David Maynier, 64 375 NSC exam candidates are full-time, while 11 272 are part-time.
‘We have 270 more full-time candidates writing this year compared to the November matric exams in 2023.’
The exams begin on Monday, 21 October 2024, with 66 988 candidates writing English Home Language, First Additional Language, or Second Additional Language in the morning sitting.
A total of 123 examination papers will be written before the exams conclude on Wednesday, 27 November.
Maynier stated that, as is the case every year, Mathematical Literacy has the most applicants writing, with 51 932 candidates writing Paper 1 on Friday, 1 November and Paper 2 on Monday, 4 November.
In contrast, five subjects have only one candidate writing: Zulu Home Language, Sepedi Home Language, Sepedi First Additional Language, Setswana First Additional Language, and Hebrew Second Additional Language.
The tests will be administered at 474 exam locations, monitored by 1,809 invigilators who will keep a look out for any procedural errors.
Between 2 and 12 December, 4 232 markers will mark 920 000 examination scripts, which will then be checked by 1 046 mark-checkers.
The national results will be announced on 15 January, with individual candidate results accessible at schools or online the next day.
‘The scale of the matric exams poses a mammoth administrative challenge, and we appreciate the tremendous efforts of the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) officials and school staff in ensuring that the exams run smoothly and fairly.
‘Our matrics, and their teachers, have put so much work into preparing for these exams, so we appeal to everyone in the Western Cape to make our matrics the VIPs of our province in these coming weeks,’ Maynier said.
‘Let us all play our part by supporting our matrics during what is understandably a stressful period, so that they can do the very best they can.’
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