Overview
- The province is three weeks from the start of the 2025 matric exams, according to a 30 September statement from MEC David Maynier.
- Each learner must complete a matric pledge and a commitment agreement, the latter co‑signed by a parent or guardian and detailing rules, consequences, and responsibilities.
- Penalties for infringements include nullified results, exclusion from up to three future exam sittings, and potential criminal prosecution in cases of question paper leaks.
- The department cited 19 disqualifications in 2024 for possession of notes or cell phones in exam venues as a recent precedent.
- Candidates were urged to check their pockets for prohibited items before writing, with warnings that claims of forgetting a phone or notes will not be accepted.