NATIONAL NEWS - The Class of 2026 faces another busy week of final examinations, with Afrikaans, accounting and mathematics among the major subjects on the timetable from Monday to Friday, 19 to 23 October.
After getting their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations under way last week, matric learners are now settling into the demanding routine of studying, writing and preparing for their next papers.
For many learners in the Garden Route, Tuesday's Afrikaans Paper 3 will be one of the week's first major examinations. Home language candidates will have three hours to complete the paper, while first additional language candidates will have two-and-a-half hours.
Thursday brings accounting paper 1, followed by mathematics paper 1 or mathematical literacy paper 1 on Friday.
The pressure will continue into next week, when mathematics and mathematical literacy paper 2 are scheduled for Monday 26 October.
What is on the timetable this week?
- Monday 19 October: isiXhosa, isiZulu, siSwati and isiNdebele Paper 3 (09:00), followed by Agricultural Sciences Paper 1 (14:00).
- Tuesday 20 October: Afrikaans Paper 3 (09:00), followed by history paper 1 and maritime economics (14:00).
- Wednesday 21 October: Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga and Tshivenda Paper 3, along with South African Sign Language Paper 3 (09:00). Information technology paper 2 follows at 14:00.
- Thursday 22 October: Accounting paper 1 (09:00), followed by engineering graphics and design paper 1 and marine sciences paper 1 (14:00).
- Friday 23 October: Mathematics, mathematical literacy and technical mathematics paper 1 (09:00).
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