Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube confirmed that leaked 2025 papers originated inside the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and reached learners at seven Pretoria schools. Twenty-six matric learners have admitted to having access to both the English Home Language Paper 2 question paper and the marking guide after being interviewed by a joint investigation team. Two Department of Basic Education (DBE) employees have been suspended.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube on Thursday, confirmed that leaked 2025 papers originated inside DBE and reached learners at seven Pretoria schools. “The spread seems to be confined to identified learners in seven schools in a specific area in Pretoria,” she said. Investigators later confirmed the compromised material “could only have originated from the National Department of Basic Education’s offices (DBE).
The breach extended to English Home Language, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, but appears limited. The minister, speaking at Good Hope Chambers in Parliament said the detection shows the system’s safeguards are functioning as intended. “Our systems worked exactly as they were designed to do: to detect, isolate, investigate and address any manipulation of the NSC exams.”
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