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36 No. 31337

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 AUGUST 2008

18. Supplementary examination

A supplementary examination will be granted under the following conditions to a full-time, repeat and part-time candidates :

(1)  If a candidate has not met the minimum promotion and certification
requirements in the final external examination, as contemplated in paragraphs 11 and 12, of the policy document, The National Senior Certificate: A qualification at level 4 on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) but requires two subjects to obtain the National Senior Certificate, he or she may:

(a) register for a maximum of two subjects for the supplementary
examination in the following year. This option may only be exercised once by a part-time candidate, namely after completion of the National Senior Certificate, that is, his or her final end of year examination.

(b)  These two subjects must be subjects that the candidate sat for in the previous end-of-year examination.

(c)  Register for Life Orientation,which is internally assessed, as one of the two subjects to be registered for the supplementary examination in subregulation (a). The re-assessment of Life Orientation must be completed within the period in which the supplementary examination is conducted.

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(2) If a candidate is medically unfit and, as a result, is absent from one or
more external examinations, he or she may register for the supplementary examination.

(3)  A candidate who provides documentary evidence that he or she qualifies
for admission to a higher education institution or for an occupation, but
does not satisfy the higher education faculty requirements or the
requirements for the specific occupation, may be allowed to register for
a maximum of two subjects.

(4)  If there is a death in the immediate family of a candidate, or other
special reasons for the candidate's absence, he or she may register for
the supplementary examination.

(5)  In cases contemplated in subregulations (1) to (4) above, the internal
assessment of the Grade 12-year will be used, including practical or oral
assessment marks where applicable, in order to meet the internal
assessment and external examination requirements.

(6)  In a case where an irregularity is being investigated, provisional
enrolment for the supplementary examination may be granted to the
candidate concerned, pending the outcome of the investigation.

(7)  A candidate who did not write or complete the end-of year examination or part thereof due to reasons stated in paragraph 2(b) and (d) [may be granted permission to write the supplementary examination only in the paper or papers that] with a valid reason, has the opportunity to write the supplementary examination for the specific examination paper he or she did not write in the end of year examination. However, should the candidate select to write the entire subject, even though he or she was absent for one or more examination question papers, the candidate should be allowed to exercise this option.

(8)  Candidates who have not met the School –Based Assessment and Practical Assessment task component requirements, may be allowed to improve their marks obtained in these two components, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made with the relevant accredited assessment body.

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