The Zimbabwean matriculants who were forced to leave South Africa in the midst of anti-illegal marches which took place on 30 June are brought back to prepare for their final examinations.
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Committee Academy has appealed to affected pupils to return to SA ahead of the October National Senior Certificate examinations.
With the exams only weeks away, displaced pupils have a limited window in which to return, settle into accommodation and resume preparations. The situation has also raised concerns about pupils who may have been prevented from registering for the exams, deregistered or unable to complete other examination requirements as a result of their displacement.
At the time, the committee warned that Grade 12 pupils were particularly vulnerable because many had spent their entire school careers following SA’s Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (Caps).
The committee has since issued an urgent appeal to Grade 12 pupils outside SA and those who remained in the country but failed to register, deregistered, missed the June rewrite exams or are facing intimidation and bullying at schools to contact it.
In a statement, it said that the pupils will stay at boarding facility in Johannesburg
“They should contact ZEPCC Academy to be taken to a boarding facility to prepare and write their 2026 exams. We hereby inform you that the children will be going to SA before end of this week. They will be staying at a boarding facility in Johannesburg,” the committee said in a notice to parents of affected pupils.”
There is no clarity how many pupils will be accommodated at the facility, who will cover the cost of the intervention, including meals and other basic necessities, how many are expected to travel from Zimbabwe and how many are already in SA.
