How to Register To Rewrite Matric Subjects

Registration for Matric 2024 is ongoing through the Second Chance Matric programme.

How to Register To Rewrite Matric Subjects 2024/2025

The board has provided anyone who wants to rewrite their Matric Exams with the option of writing any subject no matter what marks they got.

“The supplementary examination in February/March has been phased out and is therefore no longer available. A new examination is available during May/June where candidates can improve their results or complete outstanding results.”

Reasons to Rewrite Matric/Supplementary Examinations

1. If you didn’t have the required scores.
2. If you didn’t meet the entry requirement for University.
3. Candidates who could not sit or finish the November examination due to medical reasons; a death in the family, or another special reason, can also write the supplementary examinations. Such a candidate must provide documentary evidence of why they were not able to write in November.

Opportunities

The following opportunities to rewrite exist:

• National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary exams
• National Senior Certificate (NSC) progressed learners (learners who wrote the NSC the previous year but did not sit for all 6 subjects)
• Part-time NSC candidates (learners who attempted the NSC examinations post-2015)

You can register online here to rewrite or visit the district office and complete a form there.

Requirements

To be registered you will need to submit the following:

• Completed registration form
• A certified copy of your ID document birth certificate or passport (foreign candidates)
• Repeater candidates must attach a copy of their previous highest qualification
• If you have entered and wrote any other Grade 12 or equivalent examination before you will need to supply the examination numbers for those exams.

IMPORTANT: The department encourages Matrics who feel they might want to rewrite to register even if they haven’t seen their results yet or even if they won’t end up writing to avoid missing deadlines.

The 2024 Matric Results Release Dates Schedule

Here Is The Matric Results Release Schedule.

• 14 January 2025 – Minister to announce the results of the Class of 2024
• 21 February 2025 – Statement of results available at exam centres/schools
• 31 January 2025 – Last day to apply for remarking/rechecking of examination scripts
• 7 February 2025 – Last day to register for the May/June 2025 examinations

For any enquiries, you can email SecondChance@dbe.gov.za or call 080 020 2933. You can also find more information here.