The number of candidates to sit the 2023 end of year examinations
On 13 October 2023 Umalusi held a media briefing to pronounce on the State of Readiness of the public and private assessment bodies to conduct, administer and manage the 2023 end of year national examinations. On the basis of the audit outcomes, Umalusi has declared that the system is largely ready to conduct, administer and manage the 2023 end of year national examinations.
At the time of the media briefing on 13 October 2023, some of the assessment bodies were still busy finalising their candidate numbers. Taking the revised figures into account, the 2023 end of year examinations will be administered to approximately 1.2 million candidates distributed as follows.
|
Qualification |
DBE1 |
DHET2 |
IEB3 |
SACAI4 |
Total |
|
National Senior Certificate (NSC) |
898 520 |
N/A |
15 211 |
5 814 |
919 545 |
|
National Certificate (Vocational) Levels 2- 4 |
N/A |
135 897 |
N/A |
N/A |
135 897 |
|
NATED Report 190/191 N2 |
N/A |
36 929 |
N/A |
N/A |
36 929 |
|
NATED Report 190/191 N3 |
N/A |
29 316 |
N/A |
N/A |
29 316 |
|
General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training (GETC: ABET) |
N/A |
55 235 |
567 |
266 |
56 068 |
|
Grant-Total |
1 177 755 |
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Since the assessment bodies have until the end of October 2023 to finalise registrations, these preliminary figures might change slightly either way.
Media enquiries:
Mr Biki Lepota
Senior Manager: Public Relations and Communications
E-mail: Biki.Lepota@umalusi.org.za
Cell number: 076 920 6184
1 Department of Basic Education
2 Department of Higher Education and Training
3 Independent Examinations Board
4 South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute
