{"id":295196,"date":"2025-12-03T14:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=295196"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:59:50","slug":"nearly-200-000-matric-scripts-in-marking-process-in-northern-cape","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/school\/nearly-200-000-matric-scripts-in-marking-process-in-northern-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 200 000 matric scripts in marking process in Northern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the recent National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination, a total of 81 different question papers were written in the Northern Cape, with 196 642 answer scripts requiring marking across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The marking of these scripts commenced on Monday 1 December at three designated marking centres in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following personnel have been appointed across the centres: 916 markers, 186 senior markers, 85 chief markers, 21 deputy chief markers, 85 internal moderators, three centre managers, six deputy centre managers, and 250 examination assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" data-attachment-id=\"295200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/school\/nearly-200-000-matric-scripts-in-marking-process-in-northern-cape\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1985,1144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Markers of the matric examination scripts.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Markers of the matric examination scripts.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n-1024x590.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/591827544_1255938819899816_1498137029616598666_n.jpg 1985w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At the official opening of the Northern Cape&#8217;s marking centres on Monday 1 December. 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