Overview
- More than 920,000 candidates are writing at about 6,800 centres across all nine provinces.
- The DBE reports that most sessions have proceeded without disruption, with isolated protests and minor administrative or technical issues contained through contingency measures.
- Public concern over the difficulty of Mathematics Papers 1 and 2 has been acknowledged, with performance trends to be reviewed before results are approved.
- The Gauteng education department says administration is stable and warns that possessing crib notes or cellphones can lead to serious sanctions, including possible disqualification from future exams.
- Monday, 10 November, includes DBE Physical Sciences Paper 2 and Technical Sciences Paper 2 in the morning with Visual Arts Paper 1 and Nautical Science Paper 1 later, while IEB candidates write Mathematics Paper 2 in the morning and Nautical Science Paper 1 in the afternoon; authorities also publicise SADAG 0800 567 567 and Childline 116 for support.