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Basic education minister Angie Motshekga expressed confidence the matric exams will proceed without problems due to blackouts. File image.Image: Ntswe Mokoena.
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

‘Pupils are not an exception’: Motshekga says matrics must work around load-shedding schedules

The matric class of 2022 will have to power through load-shedding to ensure they are well prepared for their final exams. The class of 2022 is set to write their first exam, English Paper 1, on October 31. Speaking to the media on…

  • TimesLIVE
MATRICS

Leave the matrics alone

The first thing I’d like to do here is offer a big congratulations to the Matric Class of 2019. Your dedication to your studies has helped not just BCM but the entire Eastern Cape achieve the highest pass rate since the dawn of democracy.…

  • Matthew Field
THE FABULOUS FIVE: Hudson Park High School’s top-five matrics were over the moon with their results, with, from left, Murray Calder (third in the grade), Tev Rajagopal (first in the grade receiving 89.7% and six distinctions), Anazo Mfenyana (fifth), Thando Dyasi (coming a close second with 88.7% and seven distinctions), and Jason Leonard (fourth). Despite obtaining an impressive set of results, many matrics will need to grapple with the hard hitting post-matric reality as unemployment lurks. Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT
EQUAL EDUCATION

Few jobs for matrics

WHILE many matriculants are still in high spirits over obtaining their National Senior Certificates, Equal Education cautions against promoting a matric certificate as a gateway to guaranteed success. At a time when excitement and pride…

  • Madeleine Chaput
BEACONHURST

END OF A CHAPTER

It was an emotional morning as the Beaconhurst matriculants bid farewell to the school during their valedictory ceremony before they embark on their final NSC exams recently Picture: SUPPLIED

  • Staff Reporter