The article covers information regarding the Senior Certificate (SC)/National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination timetable for May/June 2024. It is the “FINAL DRAFT” and is for the Department of Basic Education in the Republic of South Africa. The timetable covers a period from Monday, April 29th, to Friday, May 17th, and details the exam schedule from week 1 to week 3, with two time slots each day: one at 09:00 and another at 14:00. So if I were you, I’d start preparing myself with past questions.
THE MATRIC MAY/JUNE TIMETABLE
Week 1
- Monday, 29 April:
- 09:00: English HL P1 (2½hrs), English FAL P1 (2hrs), English SAL P1 (2hrs), English FAL P3 (2½hrs*)
- 14:00: English HL P2 (2½hrs)
- Tuesday, 30 April:
- 09:00: Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu HL P2 (3hrs), Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu FAL P2 (2hrs), Portuguese, German FAL P2 (2hrs)
- 14:00: Religion Studies P2 (2hrs)
- Wednesday, 1 May:
- 09:00: Computer Applications Tech P2 Theory (3hrs)
- No exams scheduled for the 14:00 slot.
- Thursday, 2 May:
- 09:00: Information Technology P2 Theory (3hrs)
- 14:00: Technical Mathematics P1 (3hrs)
- Friday, 3 May:
- 09:00: Mathematics P1 (3hrs), Mathematical Literacy P1 (3hrs)
- 14:00: Technical Mathematics P2 (3hrs)
Week 2
- Monday, 6 May:
- 09:00: Engineering Graphics and Design P1 (3hrs)
- 14:00: Geography P1 (3hrs)
- Tuesday, 7 May:
- 09:00: Engineering Graphics and Design P2 (3hrs)
- 14:00: Geography P2 (3hrs)
- Wednesday, 8 May:
- 09:00: Afrikaans HL P1 (2½hrs), Afrikaans FAL P1 (2hrs), Afrikaans SAL P1 (2hrs), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P1 (2½hrs*), Tshivenda FAL P1 (2hrs*)
- 14:00: Afrikaans HL P2 (2½hrs), Afrikaans FAL P2 (2hrs), Afrikaans SAL P2 (2hrs), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs*), Tshivenda FAL P2 (2hrs*)
- Thursday, 9 May:
- 09:00: Physical Sciences (Chemistry) P2 (3hrs)
- 14:00: Technical Sciences P2 (3hrs)
- Friday, 10 May:
- 09:00: South African Sign Language HL P1 (2hrs)
- 14:00: Technical Sciences P1 (3hrs)
Week 3
- Monday, 13 May:
- 09:00: Dance Studies (3hrs), Nautical Science P1 (2½hrs*)
- 14:00: Agricultural Management Practices (2½hrs), Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs)
- Tuesday, 14 May:
- 09:00: Hospitality Studies (3hrs)
- 14:00: Electrical Technology (3hrs)
- Wednesday, 15 May:
- 09:00: Dramatic Arts (3hrs), Maritime Economics (3hrs*)
- 14:00: Consumer Studies (3hrs), Hospitality Studies P2 (2hrs*)
- Thursday, 16 May:
- 09:00: Geography P3 (Rural and Urban Settlement, Economic Geography) (2½hrs*), Map Work P2 (2½hrs*)
- 14:00: History P1 (3hrs)
- Friday, 17 May:
- 09:00: Marine Sciences P1 (2hrs*)
- 14:00: History P2 (3hrs)
Week 4
- Monday, 20 May:
- 09:00: Agricultural Management Practices (2½hrs)
- 14:00: Life Sciences P2 (2½hrs)
- Tuesday, 21 May:
- 09:00: No exams scheduled.
- 14:00: English HL P3 (2½hrs), English FAL P3 (2½hrs), English SAL P3 (2½hrs), isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele HL P3 (2½hrs*), isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele FAL P3 (2½hrs*), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P3 (2½hrs*), Sepedi, Sesoth
- Wednesday, 22 May:
- 09:00: Business Studies P1 (3hrs)
- 14:00: Maritime Economics (3hrs*)
- Thursday, 23 May:
- 09:00: Geography P3 (2½hrs)
- 14:00: South African Sign Language HL P2 (2hrs*)
- Friday, 24 May:
- 09:00: No exams scheduled.
- 14:00: Music P2 (3hrs*)
Week 5
- Monday, 27 May:
- 09:00: Tourism (2½hrs)
- 14:00: Civil Technology (3hrs)
- Tuesday, 28 May:
- 09:00: Mathematics P2 (3hrs), Mathematical Literacy P2 (3hrs)
- 14:00: History P2 (3hrs)
- Wednesday, 29 May:
- 09:00: isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele HL P1 (2½hrs*), isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele FAL P1 (2hrs*), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P1 (2½hrs*), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda FAL P1 (2hrs*)
- 14:00: isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele HL P2 (2½hrs*), isiXhosa, isiZulu, isiNdebele FAL P2 (2hrs*), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda HL P2 (2½hrs*), Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda FAL P2 (2hrs*)
- Thursday, 30 May:
- 09:00: Economics P1 (1½hrs)
- 14:00: South African Sign Language HL P3 (2hrs*)
- Friday, 31 May:
- 09:00: Visual Arts P1 (12hrs) – The duration suggests this may be a practical exam.
- 14:00: No exams scheduled.
Week 6
- Monday, 3 June:
- 09:00: Mechanical Technology (3hrs)
- 14:00: No exams scheduled.
- Tuesday, 4 June:
- 09:00: No exams scheduled.
- 14:00: Music P1 (3hrs*)
- Wednesday, 5 June:
- 09:00: Consumer Studies P2 (2½hrs*)
- 14:00: No exams scheduled.
- Thursday, 6 June:
- 09:00: No exams scheduled.
- 14:00: Economics P2 (1½hrs)
- Friday, 7 June:
- 09:00: No exams scheduled.
- 14:00: English HL P3 (2½hrs), English FAL P3 (2½hrs), English SAL P3 (2½hrs)
Please note that asterisks (*) denote subjects that only Senior Certificate candidates will sit for. The yellow highlights throughout the timetable likely indicate the same. The sessions at 09:00 are mostly in the morning, and the sessions at 14:00 are in the afternoon
