1.3 The visits followed general concerns around the maintenance of the Matric Examination integrity, the state-of-readiness and security during these important examinations. A key issue raised in the past was the leakage of question papers in Mpumalanga during the 2009 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. Significantly, this was not an isolated occurrence in the province as breaches of this nature occurred previously on more than one occasion, costing the State millions of rands.