Gauteng matriculants confident as 2026 NSC exams begin

Some matriculants in Gauteng say they are confident that their hard work and years of preparation will pay off as they begin writing their National Senior Certificate examinations this Tuesday.

They are writing Computer Applications Technology.

Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile visited Namedi Secondary School in Soweto on Tuesday morning to monitor the start of the examinations. [IN PICTURES] Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile is briefing the media on the province’s state of readiness ahead of the NSC exams starting on October 13. https://t.co/EktQQ8EyYU — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 12, 2026 Learner Thuso Lebeya says he is ready for the examinations and hopes to study engineering at the University of Johannesburg next year.

“I’ve been preparing for this for years now.

It’s almost been three years since I started.

I think everything that I’m going to do is all based on the work that I’ve been doing throughout the years.

So practically, I am ready.

Emotionally, I am ready.

So I just have to go and embrace greatness.” RELATED VIDEO | UMALUSI media briefing on state of readiness for 2026 final exams