Durban — The second week of the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams has commenced. The second week includes maths paper 2, isiZulu paper 1, economics paper 2, history paper 2 and physical science paper 1.
Tuesday marks exactly one month until the end of exams – with computer applications tech (CAT) and information technology (IT) rewrites being the last scheduled papers.
On Tuesday, the matriculants wrote isiZulu first additional language (FAL) paper 1. Ridge Park College matric pupil Lwazi Langa said: “I felt the paper was okay and average.”
She also spoke about her experiences, touching on possible challenges, and shared her life plans after matric.
“Load shedding did not affect me because I had sufficient time for studying. I took a study break during the third term after my trial exams, so I had no problem. This exam period has been hard because some of my papers have been jumbled up. I will be writing one paper today and then another the next day, which causes a lot of stress and doesn’t give me enough time to sleep.”
Langa is not too sure about what the future holds as she mentions possibly studying laboratory medicine but also mentions the possibility of a study break.
Snqobile Mabaso also shared her thoughts on the isiZulu paper 1. “Today’s paper was actually nice. I really enjoyed the paper. It was partly easy,” she said.
“With the exams overall, maths was my weakest subject but I have been taking the time to study and I feel my hard work is paying off.”
Her goal at the beginning of the year was to obtain at least five distinctions in the final exam and she believes she’s on track to achieve this.
“Load shedding has affected my studies but I have found alternative ways to study. If there is load shedding, I use my phone to back me up or I use a candle.”
Mabaso plans to work during the holidays to earn money that will help pay for her studies. She wants to study a BCom (Informatics) and after that course she wants to study hospitality management.
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