Good luck, matrics!
A total of 73 966 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate examinations in the Western Cape this year.
The matric class of 2021 commenced their final examinations Wednesday 27 October, sitting for their English home language, English first additional language and English second additional language.
According to provincial Education Minister Debbie Schafer, the class of 2021 comprises 59 849 full-time and 14117 part-time candidates.
“The subject with the largest number of candidates this year is mathematical literacy, with 48 658 candidates writing Paper 1 on Friday 5 November, and Paper 2 on Monday 8 November,” she said.
“Three subjects have just one candidate writing: Sepedi home language, IsiZulu home language and IsiZulu first additional language. This year will also see marine sciences written as a matric exam for the first time. The subject was introduced as a pilot project for Grade 10s in 2019 at three schools in partnership with the Two Oceans Aquarium. The curriculum, which is approved by Umalusi, covers five areas: marine geography and geology; marine chemistry; marine physics; marine biology; and humans and the ocean.
“Five schools [in the province] now offer the subject and the first cohort of 12 matric candidates will write Paper 1 on Tuesday 9 November and Paper 2 on Tuesday 23 November.”
Schafer added that exams will be written at 486 examination centres in the province, with 1 887 invigilators appointed to oversee the writing. A total of 3 367 markers will mark 890 000 examination scripts at 11 marking centres from Thursday 9 to Wednesday 22 December.
“The national education minister, Angie Motshega, will announce the results on Thursday 20 January 2022, and individual results will be available at schools on Friday 21 January 2022,” Schafer revealed.