Cyril Ramaphosa: To the Class Of 2020, I Wish You The Very Best

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

IN THREE days’ time the matric class of 2020 will sit for the National Senior Certificate examinations. It is the culmination of twelve years of schooling and a gruelling final year of preparation.

For many this is an exciting moment, but one that is also fraught with anxiety.

This year’s exam will be written under unprecedented conditions.

We are in the midst of a global pandemic.

The nationwide lockdown we had to impose in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus caused immense disruption to everyday life and cost valuable hours of learning and study.

To accommodate the disruptions the June Senior Certificate exams were postponed and will now be written together with the National Senior Certificate.

More than a million candidates will sit for the examinations starting on Thursday.

This makes this combined examination the largest public exam ever administered in South Africa.

The provincial and