Students who cheated during the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations but have not yet been identified among the 40 implicated candidates will still face consequences if they are later uncovered.
This warning was delivered by Umalusi CEO, Dr Mafu Rakometsi, on Friday during his briefing on the report into irregularities detected at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) offices, following a national investigation into leaked examination papers.
Leak confirmed in key subjects
Rakometsi confirmed that the investigation stemmed from an announcement made by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube on 11 December 2025, when the country was informed of a serious breach involving several high-stakes NSC papers.
“There had been a breach in connection with the NSC Mathematics Papers 1 and 2, Physical Sciences Papers 1 and 2 and English Home Language Papers 1 to 3 examinations,” Rakometsi said.
In response, a National Investigation Task Team (NITT) was immediately established to independently probe the source and spread of the leak and report its findings to Umalusi.
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