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In a bid to assist the adult candidates that will be writing the Senior Certificate examination (old matric) commencing on 2 May 2012, the Department of Basic Education has posted copies of the examination guidelines and syllabi on the website of the Department of Basic Education. The syllabi and the examination guidelines are the key documents that are used in the setting of the questions papers and they specify the scope and depth of the knowledge and skills that will be covered in the examination.

The website address at which these documents can be located is as follows: http://www.education.gov.za/Archives/NationalRecoveryPlan/SeniorCertificateexaminationpapers/. The guidelines and syllabi are located in the Senior Certificate link inside the Assessment Block on the right hand side of the website.

Those candidates who do not have access to the internet are advised to go to the nearest district office in their province and these documents will be provided

Candidates need to note that the closing date for registration to write the 2012 Senior Certificate examination has passed and those candidates that have already registered must confirm with the provincial education department that they have been correctly registered. Candidates that have missed the registration date can register for the 2013 May/June Senior Certificate examination, before 30 September 2012.

The attainment of a Grade 12 qualification has been shown to improve employability as well as personal income, and in the context of the low skills base in the country, it is imperative that the status quo improves.
The Department calls on all those who have registered to write the Senior Certificate examinations in May 2012 to take this opportunity to access the syllabi and materials and to take this opportunity seriously.

We also call on those who need to complete their Senior Certificate to remember to register for next year’s examinations by September 2012.

Issued by: The Department of Basic Education
Enquiries:   Panyaza Lesufi (Head of Communication) 072 148 9575

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Posted by CLAUDY - 13:39 on 18 April 2013

Can you plesae advise where can I find the question and answer papers matric old sylabus of the previous years

Posted by RONELL - 14:36 on 05 February 2013

hi im writing my exams in may 2013. i am writing maths (sg),biology(hg) and be (hg). i am doing the old syllabus (1998). please can you assist me by e-mailing me past question papers. i would highly appreciate it.
may thanks
ronell

Posted by Siya mbatane - 12:27 on 05 February 2013

Its been a struggle to get online question papers for English Home language paper 2. Learners will commence with their studies in May/June but still there's not enough material online tha we could use for final preparation. please provide me with a useful link that could assist us for final preparartion. thanks

Posted by Betty - 11:30 on 09 January 2013

i would like to know how must i register for My old Matric Exams and where? i stay at Ivory Park in Midrand and i have already passed the Three languages and so i need to do three more subjects to get My Matric Certificate

Posted by mbalenhle nkabinde - 08:39 on 04 December 2012

I wuld like to know since the registration to write the exams in june next year is closed what can u advice me to do pls cause I really need to re-write my matric which is the old syllabus