Umalusi says 2026 year-end exams are broadly ready for 1.08 million candidates

What happened

Umalusi confirmed the basic education, higher education, IEB and SACAI bodies are broadly ready for the 2026 year-end exams. About 1.08 million candidates will write at 9 183 centres, with exams starting on 13 October.

Why it may matter

• This is time-bound — there is an application or deadline involved, so check the dates before they pass.
• Approved, so it is now going ahead rather than being proposed.
• Comes from the body that decides this, rather than from commentary about it.