In their final year, Bishops boys write the national school-leaving examinations, as administered by the Western Cape Education Department. These examinations have   international standing and are the primary (though not only) basis on which universities and other tertiary institutions make their selections. The final mark for each subject depends partly (25 %) on the SBA, and for the other 75 % on the exam itself. In addition to the mid-year examinations  there are the September examinations held shortly before the third term ends: this gives boys invaluable practice at writing full-scale exams on their whole syllabus under stringent conditions. The marked scripts from these are available for boys to view before the term ends, and the marks appear on their profiles shortly thereafter.

An analysis of Bishops results in the National Senior Certificate examinations can be seen on the College website under Academic/Matric Results.