Johannesburg – The basic education department is ready for the beginning of matric exams across the country, with over 800 000 students registered to write, it said on Sunday.

In a statement the department said its national senior certificate (NSC) examinations will begin on Monday and end on Friday, November 30.

A total of 801 688 students are enrolled to write the exams, made up of 674 232 full-time candidates and 127 4456 part-time candidates.

There has been an increase of 122 644 candidates and a drop of 10 581 regarding part-time candidates.

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