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The matric class of 2025 final exam countdown has begun. Learners have about two weeks to go before they sit for their first paper on 27 October 2025. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Angie Motshekga assures the public that the matric class of 2025 is ready.

According to Minister Motshekga, matric learners have covered all angles of the curriculum and schools have put in place extra effort for the matric class.

The DBE has declared that over 700 000 full-time learners will sit for their 2025 matric final and the Minister said it’s all systems go.

Motshekga said the department encouraged retention of learners which might have led to the large numbers that will be sitting the final matric exams this year.

The Matrics of 2025 were among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, at the pandemic struck while they were doing Grade 11, and it continued throughout 2025.

With just about two weeks left until the final exams, the DBE has tabled its plans on how it will proceed with the third round of National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations during the pandemic.

The 2025 matric exam paper was set pre-pandemic in 2019, and Motshekga said the curriculum hasn’t been changed to accommodate the Covid-19 pandemic challenges.

We won’t say we will get 100% pass but schools have done everything possible to get good results.

Motshekga encouraged the importance of supporting learners and ensuring that they stay at school until they obtain their matric.

The DBE Minister has wished all matriculants well and urged parents and communities to support them during this stressful time.