The Matric Class of 2024, your time is now! There’s less than a week to go before the start of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. MEC David Maynier says a total of 75 647 candidates will write the exams this year in the Western Cape. He says of these, 64,375 are full-time candidates and 11,272 are part-time candidates.
The Matric Class of 2024
According to a WCED statement, the exams begin on Monday, 21 October. 66 988 candidates will write English Home Language, First Additional Language, or Second Additional Language in the morning sitting.
Maynier added, “We have 270 more full-time candidates writing this year compared to the November matric exams in 2023.”
The MEC says as is the case every year, the subject with the most candidates writing is Mathematical Literacy. 51 932 candidates will write Paper 1 on Friday, 1 November 2024 and Paper 2 on Monday, 4 November 2024.
Mathematical Literacy
He says, in total, 123 examination papers will be written before the exams end on Wednesday, 27 November 2024.
He concluded, “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!”
At the same time, Maynier added, that in contrast, 5 subjects have a single candidate writing: Zulu Home Language, Sepedi Home Language, Sepedi First Additional Language, Setswana First Additional Language and Hebrew Second Additional Language.
SEE THE EXAM TABLE BELOW:
474 exam centres for the Class of 2024
The WCED states that the exams will be written at 474 exam centres, which will be overseen by 1 809 invigilators who will keep an eye out for any procedural irregularities.
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Maynier says marking will take place between 2 and 12 December 2024.
Maynier added, “The national results announcement will take place on 15 January 2025, with individual candidate’s results available at schools or online the following day.”
920,000 examination scripts will be marked by 4 232 markers and checked by 1 046 mark-checkers.
Mammoth administrative challenge
The MEC said, the scale of the matric exams poses a mammoth administrative challenge and he appreciates the tremendous efforts of the 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,” he concluded.
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