It is important to note that the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) or matric exams will begin on Monday, 21 October 2024, and end on 28 November 2024.
In total, there will be 123 exam papers written before the exams conclude.
Exams are scheduled for the morning session, which begins at 09:00, and the afternoon session, which begins at 14:00.
Matric exams schedules
Following is a look at the timetable for the most common subjects:
| WEEK 1 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 21/10 | English HL P3 (3hrs) English FAL P3 (2½hrs) English SAL P3 (2½hrs) |
Afrikaans HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans FAL P3 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P3 (2½hrs) |
| Tuesday 22/10 | Computer Applications Tech P1 (3hrs) Practical |
Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P1 (2hrs) Latin SAL P1 (3hrs)Portuguese HL, FAL, SAL P1 (2hrs)Hebrew SAL P1 (2hrs), German HL, SAL P1 (2hrs) |
| Wednesday 23/10 | Business Studies P1 (2hrs) | Information Technology P1 (3hrs) Practical |
| Thursday 24/10 | isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, isiNdebele HL P3 (3hrs), FAL P3 (2½hrs), SAL P3 (2½hrs) | Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P1 (2hrs)Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P1 (2hrs) |
| Friday 25/10 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P3 (3hrs), FAL P3 (2½hrs), SAL P3 (2½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P3 (3hrs) |
Arabic, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P2 (2hrs) Latin SAL P2 (2hrs) Portuguese HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL, SAL P2 (2hrs) Equine Studies (3hrs) |
| WEEK 2 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 28/10 | English HL P1 (2hrs) English FAL P1 (2hrs) English SAL P1 (2hrs) |
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P2 (2½hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P2 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P2 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P2 (2hrs) German HL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (2hrs) Marine Sciences P1 (2½hrs) |
| Tuesday 29/10 | History P1 (3hrs) | Engineering Graphics and Design P1 (3hrs) French SAL P2 (2hrs) |
| Wednesday 30/10 | isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, isiNdebele HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) | Business Studies P2 (2hrs) |
| Thursday 31/10 | NON-EXAMINATION DAY | |
| Friday 01/11 | Mathematics P1 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P1 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P1 (3hrs) |
Religion Studies P1 (2hrs) Sport and Exercise Science (3hrs) |
| WEEK 3 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 04/11 | Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P2 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P2 (3hrs) |
Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P3 (2½hrs) FAL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese, German HL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese FAL P3 (2½hrs) |
| Tuesday 05/11 | Geography (Climate and Weather, Geomorphology and Map Work) P1 (3hrs) | Computer Applications Tech P2 (Theory) (3hrs) Nautical Science P1 (3hrs) |
| Wednesday 06/11 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga,T shivenda HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) South African Sign Language HL P1 (2hrs) | Information Technology P2 (Theory) (3hrs) |
| Thursday 07/11 | History P2 (3hrs) | Consumer Studies (3hrs) Hospitality Studies (3hrs) |
| Friday 08/11 | Physical Sciences (Physics) P1 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P1 (3hrs) |
Dramatic Arts (3hrs) |
| WEEK 4 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 11/11 | Physical Sciences (Chemistry) P2 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P2 (1½hrs) |
Dance Studies (3hrs) |
| Tuesday 12/11 | isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, isiNdebele HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (1½hrs) | Economics P1 (2hrs) |
| Wednesday 13/11 | English HL P2 (2½hrs) English FAL P2 (2½hrs) English SAL P2 (1½hrs) |
Engineering Graphics and Design P2 (3hrs) |
| Thursday 14/11 | Accounting P1 (2hrs) | Tourism (3hrs) |
| Friday 15/11 | Life Sciences P1 (2½hrs) | Civil Technology (3hrs) |
| WEEK 5 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 18/11 | Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs) | Visual Arts P1 (3hrs) Electrical Technology (3hrs) |
| Tuesday 19/11 | Afrikaans HL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans FAL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans SAL P1 (2hrs) |
Economics P2 (2hrs) |
| Wednesday 20/11 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (1½hrs)South African Sign Language HL P2 (2½hrs) | Mechanical Technology (3hrs) |
| Thursday 21/11 | Geography (Rural and Urban Settlements Economic Geography of SA and Map Work) P2 (3hrs) | Religion Studies P2 (2hrs) Maritime Economics (3hrs) |
| Friday 22/11 | Accounting P2 (2hrs) | Agricultural Sciences P1 (2½hrs) |
| WEEK 6 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday 25/11 | Afrikaans HL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans FAL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P2 (1½hrs) |
Agricultural Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P2 (3hrs) |
| Tuesday 26/11 | Music P1 Theory (3hrs) Agricultural Technology (3hrs) |
Music P2 Comprehension (1½hrs) |
| Wednesday 27/11 | Agricultural Management Practices (3hrs) Marine Sciences P2 (2½hrs) |
Design P1 (3hrs) |
| Thursday 28/11 | CAT P1 rewrite (3hrs) PracticalIT P1 rewrite (3hrs) Practical | |
For the complete examination timetable, click here.
Marking and results
Markedly, the exams will be administered at 474 exam locations, monitored by 1 809 invigilators, as reported by capetownetc.
Markers will mark the papers between 2 and 12 December 2024 and afterwards, the marked scripts will be quality checked by mark-checkers.
At the present time, the plan is that the national matric exams results will be announced on 15 January 2025, with individual candidate results accessible at schools or online the next day.
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