For those struggling to find meaningful work because they didn’t finish high school, there’s good news! It is possible to get your Matric certificate and move towards a brighter future.
If you are older than 21 years old and did not finish writing your matric, or have already obtained a qualification but wish to improve your result, you have until February 8 to register to write the 2024 Senior Certificate (adult matric) examination with the Department of Education.
The Senior Certificate (SC), accredited by the Department of Basic Education, is an equal qualification to the National Senior Certificate (NSC), but while the NSC combines examinations and the school-based assessment to reach a final result, the SC is based only on examinations and is widely accepted by tertiary institutions and employers alike.
The SC gives adults another chance at a matric so that they can pursue further studies, apply for entrepreneurship programmes or enter the formal workforce.
Criteria for the Senior Certificate
Criteria for theSenior Certificate
- Adult learners must be 21 years and older, with a General Education and Training Certificate (GETC); or have a Grade 9 school report (or the old Standard seven) stating that they have passed Grade 9 or Standard 7; or a recognised equivalent qualification obtained at NQF Level which requires two official languages.
- Adult learners who are 21 years and older, who have an incomplete Senior Certificate qualification.
- Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete National Senior Certificate
- Only in exceptional cases will school youth, who are 18-21 years old, who could not complete their school education due to circumstances beyond their control, as verified by the Head of Department in the Provincial Education Department, be considered for SC.
- Adult candidates who are 21 years and older with an incomplete NSC may choose to complete the NSC, or convert to the Senior Certificate. Should the candidate choose to convert to the Senior Certificate, they may not revert to the NSC and attempt to complete the NSC qualification.
- Adult candidates who have already obtained a qualification but wish to improve their results/status may apply
Details: eservices.gov.za or at any education district office. Both online registration and manual registrations close on February 8, 2024.
