Exam CountdownHow many days until the matric finals?
58
days
6
hrs
50
mins
28
secs
Counting down to Monday, 19 October 2026
This is the usual date, not a confirmed one. The date moves from year to year, and the Department of Basic Education publishes the real one. Use this as a rough guide, then put your own dates into the app once you have your timetable. That countdown will be exact.
About Matric finals
The NSC finals begin in late October and run into November, after prelims in August and September. It is the longest stretch of the school year and the one that counts. Worth having every paper, date and venue somewhere you can check in a second.