Are you wondering how you can get your Matric as an adult? You can apply for an Adult Matric Course with Matric College. We offer supported learning that will help you get your Adult Matric (Senior Certificate–Amended) Certificate in no time. Adult Matric is one of the Matric Courses we offer at Matric College. This course allows adults to study towards and get their Matric if they did not have the chance to complete it when they were still a school-going age. Once you have achieved an Adult Matric Qualification, you will gain access to study and employment opportunities for a brighter future.

1. Adult Matric Registration
Our Adult Matric Course
Registration is now open.
Once you complete the
course, we will help you
register for your exam with
the Department of Basic
Education.

2. Admission to the Senior
Certificate
Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have:
a General Education and Training Certificate (GETC); or
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 with an incomplete
Senior Certificate qualification.
Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete
National Senior Certificate
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 verified by the
Head of Department in the Provincial Education Department.

3. How Do Adults Register For Matric?
Go to the application page
Complete the application
Once submitting your details, one of our Course Experts
will contact you (within (3) three days of you submitting
your form)
Choose your subjects
Choose the payment plan best suited for you
Complete your registration over the phone
You will be contacted again within (3) three days to
confirm your registration
When you are ready to write your exam, we will help you
register at the Department of Basic Education
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4. What Subjects Can I Do As An
Adult In Matric?
You can choose up to (6) six subjects to add to your Adult Matric
Certificate. They are:
(2) two languages:
1 Home Language
1 First Additional Language
(1) One Mathematics subject:
Mathematics
Mathematics Literacy
Any other (3) three subjects

5. Can I Do Adult Matric In 3 Months?
No, you cannot complete your Matric in 3 months.
The recommended time to complete an Adult Matric
Course is 12 to 24 months.
When doing the course over a longer period, you will
have more time to prepare and familiarise yourself
with your work and practice using Matric Past
Papers.

6. Pass requirements
Pass three subjects at 40%, one of which must
be an official language at Home Language
level.
Pass two subjects at 30%, one of which must be
an official language at First Additional or Home
Language level.
Obtain a subminimum of 20% in the sixth
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7. Registration for the 2023 Senior
Certificate Examination
Registration for the 2023
exams may be done online
(www.eservices.gov.za) or
at any education district
office. Both online
registration and manual
registration will close on 8
February 2023.

8. Matricsmate App