CAPE TOWN - Grade 12 pupils at the Sarepta High School in Cape Town say they are certain of success, despite being slightly nervous about their final school exam.
"It's kind of stressful but at the end of the day, we'll just have to go through it and do our best," one pupil said."I'm feeling a bit anxious..." a third pupil admitted. Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier has urged pupils struggling to cope with exam stress to approach their teachers for help, or to contact the Safe Schools hotline on 0800 45 46 47 .
Of the total number of pupils who will sit down for their final school exam this year, 62,361 are full-time candidates and 11,485 are part-time candidates.