The start of the matric exams today marks the beginning of the end of a 12 year schooling career for many.
This year's matric exams start on October 27 and end on December 7. The results will be announced on January 20.The start of matric exams today marks the beginning of the end of a 12-year schooling career for many pupils.TimesLIVE highlights some of the struggles the grade 12 class of 2021 have experienced.The first is a 19-year-old girl who turned to a Facebook support page, saying she was repeating grade 12 after leaving school last year, but in July found out she was pregnant.
“I’m scared to disappoint my mom, family and teachers because I am repeating grade 12 and will write my final exams when I am four months pregnant. I don’t know how I will face this,” Thandolwethu said.published the shocking story of how 23,000 teenagers had reportedly fallen pregnant between April 2020 and March 2021.
Another matric pupil who will be sitting from today is an 18-year-old boy from Pretoria Secondary School who in September told TimesLIVE about the trauma he had faced when sexually assaulted by a teacher at school.
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