Registration for Second Chance Matric Programme | Department of Basic Education
To be registered you will need to submit the following:
- Completed registration form
- A certi몭ed copy of your ID document or birth certi몭cate or passport (foreign candidates)
- Repeater candidates must attach a copy of their previous highest quali몭cation
- If you have entered and written any other Grade 12 or equivalent examination before you will need to supply the examination numbers for those exams.
The following candidates will qualify for admission to the Senior Certi몭cate:
Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have:
- a General Education and Training Certi몭cate (GETC); or a Grade 9 school report (or the old standard seven).
- stating that they have passed Grade 9 or Standard 7, or a recognized equivalent quali몭cation obtained at NQF Level which requires two o몭cial languages.
Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete Senior Certi몭cate quali몭cation.
Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete National Senior Certi몭cate Only in exceptional cases, out of school youth, who are 18- 21 years old and who could not complete their school education due to circumstances beyond their control, as veri몭ed by the Head of Department in the Provincial Education Department.
Adult candidates who are 21 years and older with an incomplete NSC may choose to complete the NSC, or convert to the Senior Certi몭cate.
Should the candidate choose to convert to the Senior Certi몭cate, they may not revert to the NSC and attempt to complete the NSC quali몭cation.
Adult candidates who have already obtained a quali몭cation but wish to improve their results/status.
Adults that qualify to write the 2024 Senior Certi몭cate examination must register for the examination from 01 October 2023 until 08 February 2024
Candidates may register at any provincial education o몭ce (which includes the provincial head o몭ce, the district o몭ce or a circuit o몭ce) OR register online on www.eservices.gov.za.
For information on registration criteria, subject choices and promotion requirements visit the Senior Certi몭cate page on https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/SeniorCerti몭cate .aspx
Provincial Enquiries:
Eastern Cape: MS N Lehlakane: Tel:043 604 7709 / 7701
Free State: Mr TK Basjan: 051 404 8397
Gauteng: Mr B Ngubane: 011 355 0307
KwaZulu-Natal: Dr B Mthembu: 031 327 0245/0444
Limpopo: Mr NW Mphahlele: 015 290 7627
Mpumalanga: Mr CS Manyabeane: 013 766 0006
North West: Mr BJ Nothnagel: 018 388 0803
Northern Cape: Ms P Phuzi: 053 839 6302