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Download 2023 June NSC Examination Timetable Here ; The National Senior Certificate (NSC) commonly Known as Matric is scheduled to strat from May 2023 and ends on June 2023.
The matric final exams is one of the most difficult times in any students education career. It’s a determining factor of whether you’d be able to further your studies or if you’ll be able to obtain any form of scholarship. This means you have to be fully prepared to work hard for the upcoming exam period.
We have sourced the scheduled dates for the preliminary, national senior certificate (NSC), and independent exam board (IEB) exams to ensure that you have ample time to prepare. These dates are subject to change. If there are any changes that will be communicated by the Education Department and your school.
2023 Matric Preliminary Exam Dates
Each school has their own matric prelim exam timetable, but it’s scheduled to take place between August – September 2023. This year’s mid-year matric exams were scrapped to provide grade 12 learners enough time to complete the curriculum. So, the third term’s preliminary exams are particularly important. It provides you with an opportunity to boost your subject averages, while giving you a great trial run for your final exams.
2023 June National Matric Exam Dates
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) commonly Known as Matric is scheduled to start from May 2023 and ends on June 2023.
The released matric exam dates exclude the written matric final exams for Life Orientation (LO), and the practical exams for Computer Application Technology (CAT), Information Technology (IT), Performing Arts, and Visual Arts and Design – which will take place earlier.
| DATE | TIME: 09:00 |
|---|---|
| Monday, 6 September 2023 | Life Orientation (LO) (2.5hrs) |
| Tuesday, 19 October 2023 | Computer Applications Tech (CAT) P1 (3hrs) Practical |
| Wednesday, 20 October 2023 | Information Technology P1 (3hrs) Practical |
| 16 August to 15 October | Performing Arts Practical |
| 11 October to 22 October | Visual Arts and Design Practical |
Provisional Matric Timetable For 2023
The provisional NSC matric final exam timetable for 2023 is as follows:
| WEEK | TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 1 November 2023 | English HL P1 (2hrs) English FAL P1 (2hrs) English SAL P1 (2hrs) | Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu FAL P1 (2hrs) Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu SAL P1 (2hrs) Hebrew SAL P1 (2hrs) German HL, SAL P1 (2hrs) |
| Tuesday, 2 November 2023 | Business Studies P1 (2hrs) | Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P1 (2hrs) Latin SAL P1 (3hrs) Portuguese HL, FAL, SAL P1 (2hrs) |
| Wednesday, 3 November 2023 | Afrikaans HL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans FAL P1 (2hrs) Afrikaans 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) |
| Thursday, 4 November 2023 | RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | |
| Friday, 5 November 2023 | Mathematics P1 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P1 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P1 (3hrs) | Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish SAL P2 (2hrs) Latin SAL P2 (1½hrs) Portuguese HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL, SAL P2 (2hr) Equine Studies (3hrs) Maritime Economics (3hrs) |
| Week 2 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 8 November 2023 | Mathematics P2 (3hrs) Mathematical Literacy P2 (3hrs) Technical Mathematics P2 (3hrs) | Religion Studies P1 (2hrs |
| Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | Economics P1 (2hrs) | Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Urdu HL P3 (2½hrs), FAL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese, German HL P3 (2½hrs) Portuguese FAL P3 (2½hrs) Marine Sciences P1 (2½hrs) |
| Wednesday, 10 November 2023 | Business Studies P2 (2hrs) | Engineering Graphics and Design P1 (3hrs) |
| Thursday, 11 November 2023 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P1 (2hrs), FAL P1 (2hrs), SAL P1 (2hrs) South African Sign Language HL P1 (2hrs) | Geography (Climate and Weather, Geomorphology and Mapwork) P1 (3hrs) |
| Friday, 12 November 2023 | Physical Sciences (Physics) P1 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P1 (3hrs) | History P1 (3hrs) |
| Week 3 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 15 November 2023 | Physical Sciences (Chemistry) P2 (3hrs) Technical Sciences P2 (1½hrs) | Engineering Graphics and Design P2 (3hrs) |
| Tuesday, 16 November 2023 | English HL P2 (2½hrs) English FAL P2 (2½hrs) English SAL P2 (1½hrs) | Civil Technology (3hrs) |
| Wednesday, 17 November 2023 | Accounting P1 (2hrs) | Geography (Rural and Urban Settlement, Economic Geomorphology of SA and Map work) P2 (3hrs) |
| Thursday, 18 November 2021 | Economics P2 (2hrs) | Visual Arts (3hrs) |
| Friday, 19 November 2023 | Life Sciences P1 (2½hrs) | Design (3hrs) |
| Week 4 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 22 November 2023 | Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs) | Electrical Technology (3hrs) |
| Tuesday, 23 November 2023 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs) FAL (2½hrs ) SAL P2 (1½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P2 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P2 (2½hrs), FAL P2 (2½hrs), SAL P2 (1½hrs ) | History P2 (3hrs) Marine Sciences P2 (2½hrs) |
| Wednesday, 24 November 2023 | Accounting P2 (2hrs) | Mechanical Technology (3hrs) |
| Thursday, 25 November 2023 | Afrikaans HL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans FAL P2 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P2 (1½hrs) | Religion Studies P2 (2hrs) |
| Friday, 26 November 2023 | Agricultural Sciences P1 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P1 (3hrs) Sport and Exercise Science (3hrs) | Computer Applications Tech P2 (Theory) (3hrs) |
| Week 5 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 29 November 2023 | English HL P3 (3hrs) English FAL P3 (2½hrs) English SAL P3 (2½hrs) | Tourism (3hrs) |
| Tuesday, 30 November 2023 | Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati, isiNdebele HL P3 (3hrs), FAL, SAL P3 (2½hrs) South African Sign Language HL P3 (3hrs) | Information Technology P2 (Theory) (3hrs) |
| Wednesday, 1 December 2023 | Afrikaans HL P3 (3hrs) Afrikaans FAL P3 (2½hrs) Afrikaans SAL P3 (2½hrs) | Consumer Studies (3hrs) Hospitality Studies (3hrs) |
| Thursday, 2 December 2023 | Agricultural Sciences P2 (2½hrs) Nautical Science P2 (3hrs) | Music P1 Theory (3hrs) |
| Friday, 3 November 2023 | Dramatic Arts (3hrs) | Agricultural Management Practices (3hrs) |
| Week 6 | 09:00 | 14:00 |
| Monday, 6 November 2023 | Dance Studies (3hrs) | Agricultural Technology (3hrs) Music P2 Comprehension (1½hrs) |
| Tuesday, 7 November 2023 | IT and CAT rewrite | N.a. |
When is 2023 IEB Matric Exam Date ?
The matric exam dates for private schools differ slightly from the NSC matric exam dates. Grade 12 learners can expect to start writing their IEB matric final exams on Monday the 18th of October and ends on Tuesday the 30th of November.
| DATE | SUBJECT |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, 19 October 2023 | Information Technology (IT) P1 |
| Thursday, 21 October 2023 | AP Mathematics |
| Friday, 22 October 2023 | AP English |
| Monday, 25 October 2023 | AP Physics |
*Please note dates are subject to change, and may differ depending on your school.
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