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MORE than 1 million matriculants across the country are expected to sit down for their final exams from November 5.
The combined examination makes this the largest public examination that has ever been administered in South Africa.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced this during an update on the COVID-plagued academic year in Pretoria on Thursday morning.
“So today, we launch the official countdown to the examinations. It is now 34 days to the start of the NSC examinations for the matric class of 2020,” she said.
“We therefore appeal to parents, guardians, and communities to rally behind all the candidates who will be writing their final exams this year. It is an extraordinary time for them and all of us, but they need the support more.”
Motshekga said the advent of COVID-19, has necessitated the need to reschedule the 2020 National Senior Certificate examinations, to accommodate the disruptions caused by the pandemic.
“As we
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