{
  "id": 13067196,
  "title": "Matrics, here’s what you are writing next week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/matrics-heres-what-you-are-writing-next-week",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:03:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/matric/matrics-heres-what-you-are-writing-next-week/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations commenced their first full week on October 13th, with matric students preparing to sit various subjects from Tuesday to Friday. On Tuesday, Computer Applications Technology (CAT) pupils marked the start of the examinations with Paper 1 Practical at 9am, a three-hour session. The day also saw language papers, including Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu Home Language, First Additional Language, Second Additional Language, and Hebrew, taking place at 2pm. German Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language papers were also to be written at the same time.\n\nWednesday saw Information Technology pupils writing Paper 1 Practical at 9am, also spanning three hours. Arab, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, and Spanish Second Additional Language papers were written at 2pm, as were Latin Second Additional Language papers. German Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language papers followed at the same time.\n\nThursday was set aside for English literature students. English Higher Level Paper 3 began at 9am, lasting three hours. English First Additional Language and Second Additional Language papers also ran for two-and-a-half hours at the same time. Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Hebrew Second Additional Language papers were written at 2pm, as were German Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language exams.\n\nThe final examination day of the week, Friday, saw Economics Paper 1 commencing at 9am, with a two-hour duration. Mechanical Technology and Design Paper 1 was also written at 9am, lasting three hours. Matric students were advised to review their specific subject requirements and examination times as they prepared for the remainder of the 2026 NSC examinations.",
  "summary": "Matrics are therefore advised to check their individual subject requirements and examination times carefully",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}