The 2021 matric exams, which begin on Wednesday, will see the largest number of Gauteng candidates ever sitting for their finals.
The Gauteng education department announced on Sunday that Gauteng has enrolled 175,599 candidates to write this year’s matric exams — an increase of 17.55% on last year’s 149,385.
“As such, preparations by our department for these assessments are paramount to ensure that they occur conveniently and securely for all qualifying candidates involved,” said department spokesperson Steve Mabona.Provincial education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said 1,004 examination centres have been accredited across the province where all registered qualifying candidates will write the exams.
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