Information Regulator Challenges High Court's Decision on Matric Results Publication

Information Regulator challenges High Court's decision on matric results publication

Matric Results: Regulator heads to Supreme Court on publication in newspapers

The battle over whether the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results could be published in newspapers using pupils’ examination numbers is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). The decision comes just 13 days before the 2025 cohorts get their results on the 12th of January 2026. Blow Earlier this month, the Information Regulator was dealt a blow when the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that publishing matric results on public …

DBE to defend bid to block matric results publication

Just ahead of the release of matric results, the Information Regulator is going back to court to stop their publication in the media.

Matric Results: Information Regulator Moves To Stop Publication In Newspapers

Johannesburg – The publication of Matric results in newspapers is back in dispute after the Information Regulator announced that it was appealing the high court ruling that gave the go-ahead. In a statement made available to The Bulrushes on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the regulator announced that it has decided to apply for Leave to Appeal. The regulator said the move follows the decision by the full bench of the Pretoria High …