The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged the public to prioritise matric candidates and treat them as the province’s “VIPs” in the lead-up to and during the exam period. Image source: ...

The 2026 matric May/June exam timetable is out! Here’s when Grade 12 exams start, key dates, and what students need to know. Stock image of students writing exams / iStock The countdown is officially ...

The class of 2025 has crossed the halfway point in their matric exams. Matric students from both the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) are currently ...

With just three weeks remaining before the start of the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is calling on matric learners to prioritise ...

A KWAZULU-NATAL teacher allegedly supplied exam answers to 52 matric candidates, while a separate breach at the Department of Basic Education headquarters resulted in seven papers being leaked to ...

Two employees at the Department of Basic Education have been suspended and are now under police investigation after allegedly stealing and distributing the secret exam scripts and answers for English ...

Before that, however, the 2025 matric exams have been far from smooth, with a breach being discovered in the second week of last December. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) took swift action ...

Gwarube revealed the development during a media briefing on Thursday, saying the leak was detected through the system’s stringent marking processes. This year, over 900,000 candidates sat for the 2025 ...

This according to DBE Minister Siviwe Gwarube, who briefed the media on Friday afternoon. Last month, the Minister announced that NSC exam markers in Gauteng detected an unusual similarity in answers ...

The Federal Board has postponed SSC exams in select overseas centres due to security issues linked to the Middle East. Affected students can opt for exams in Pakistan or nearby countries. The Federal ...