Overview
- Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul will announce the 2025 NSC results in Kimberley on January 13 for 14,210 full-time candidates.
- Mental-health professionals caution that the days before results can feel more distressing than the results themselves for many pupils.
- SADAG advises maintaining routines, limiting social media, avoiding isolation, talking to someone trusted, and taking breaks to manage anxiety.
- Parents are urged to respond with empathy and validation, as a caregiver’s first reaction strongly shapes a pupil’s emotional wellbeing.
- Free confidential help is available via SADAG’s 24/7 suicide crisis line at 0800 567 567 and WhatsApp at 076 882 2775, with urgent action needed for any talk of self-harm.