{"id":43898,"date":"2026-11-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=43898"},"modified":"2026-11-08T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:00:00","slug":"matric-papers-this-week-9-13-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/matric-papers-this-week-9-13-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Matric Papers This Week: 9 to 13 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grade 12 learners write 12 papers this week in week 5 of the 2026 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. Morning papers start at 09:00 and afternoon papers at 14:00.<\/p><div id=\"gaute-2703349326\" class=\"gaute-after-paragraph-1 gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no exams on Monday 9 November.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday 10 November<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>09:00:<\/strong> isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, isiNdebele Paper 2 (HL, FAL, SAL) (HL and FAL 2\u00bd hours; SAL 1\u00bd hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Electrical Technology Exam (3 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Nautical Science Paper 1 (3 hours)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday 11 November<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>09:00:<\/strong> Afrikaans Paper 1 (HL, FAL, SAL) (2 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Business Studies Paper 1 (2 hours)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday 12 November<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>09:00:<\/strong> Geography Paper 2 (settlements, economic geography of SA, map work) (3 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Religion Studies Paper 2 (2 hours)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday 13 November<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>09:00:<\/strong> Life Sciences Paper 1 (2\u00bd hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Serbian, Spanish Paper 2 (SAL) (2 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Equine Studies Exam (3 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Latin Paper 2 (SAL) (2 hours)<\/li><li><strong>14:00:<\/strong> Portuguese Paper 2 (HL, FAL, SAL) (HL 2\u00bd hours; FAL and SAL 2 hours)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For every paper from 13 October to 26 November, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/matric-exams-2026-full-timetable\/\">full matric exam timetable 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Department of Basic Education, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/Portals\/0\/Documents\/Publications\/2026\/2026%20Nov%20NSC%20Timetable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October\/November 2026 NSC examinations timetable<\/a>. 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