Minister Gwarube says nearly one million candidates are registered for the 2026 matric exams [SOUND]

# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says a record 962-thousand-832 candidates are registered to sit the October/November 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations. Of these, 815-thousand-and-51 are full-time candidates, an increase of 48-thousand-508 from last year, while 147-thousand-781 are part-time candidates, including those seeking to improve their previous results. Gwarube says the Class of 2026 is the largest full-time cohort to sit the NSC examinations to date: