Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube. Picture: Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu The Basic Education Department has confirmed that it has identified a breach in the marking process for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations. The department said the infraction was identified during its internal monitoring.
More than 52 000 markers across the country have been working around the clock to mark the matric exam papers, with the process expected to be completed on 18 December 2025. Basic education department spokesperson Terence Khala said Minister Siviwe Gwarube will address the media at an urgent briefing following the identification of an examination breach during the marking of the 2025 examination papers. “The breach was detected through the department’s internal monitoring and oversight systems.
Minister Gwarube will outline the immediate interventions and the measures being implemented.” Matric pupils across South Africa wrote their final NSC papers on Thursday, 27 November 2025. Last month, the DBE said marking will continue throughout December,with results scheduled for release to candidates on 13 January 2026 and on 16 January 2026. According to the department, candidates are urged to get their statements of results from their school/centre where they wrote the exams.
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“Candidates’ results will also be available on this website from 6am on 13 January 2026. Result queries should be submitted for investigation within 30 days after the release of results.” In October, thebattle for the publication of the matric resultsplayed out in court.
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