Minister says the scale of the matric exams poses a mammoth administrative challenge
The Western Cape #ClassOf2024 in numbers
15 October 2024
A total of 75 647 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams this year in the Western Cape.
Of these, 64 375 are full-time candidates, and 11 272 are part-time candidates. 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. In total, 123 examination papers will be written before the exams end on Wednesday, 27 November 2024.
As is the case every year, the subject with the most candidates writing is Mathematical Literacy, with 51 932 candidates writing Paper 1 on Friday, 1 November 2024, and Paper 2 on Monday, 4 November 2024.
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