More than a million candidates will sit for this year's National Senior Certificate examinations.

They are set to get under way on 5 November in the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic.

With just days to go, the exam watchdog uMalusi is confident the education department is ready.

The quality assurance body says it’s done its part and it believes the education department has too.

The first public school exams start next Thursday and end on 15 December, with uMalusi expecting results to be released in February 2021.

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