Department Of Basic Education Registration For 2018

In 2017, almost 20 000 candidates registered to write the 2016 Senior Certificate in May/June. This is remarkable.
My office is inundated with queries from adult learners wishing to complete their Senior Certificate qualification. It is encouraging that so many adults now wish to obtain their school leaving certificate.
Registration for the 2017 Senior Certificate, which will be written in May/June 2018, opened on 1^{s t}October 2017 and candidates have until the 31^st January 2018 to complete their registration.
Learners may register online on the WCED web site. Click “Adult Matric” on the home page at https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/

I also wish to encourage all adult learners who have not completed their matric and qualified for the Senior Certificate Examinations, to apply to write the 2018 exams. It is never too early to get started as the Senior Certificate examination is based on the NSC CAPS curriculum which is the same course content covered by the Grade 12 learners in school. You have 8 months to prepare for the exams and earn yourself an important school leaving certificate that can open up many doors for you.
In 2014, the Department of Basic Education revised requirements for the Senior Certificate (matric) qualification for adults to bring it in line with the CAPS curriculum.
Candidates writing the amended Senior Certificate are exempt from School Based Assessment, and this implies that the examination in the subject will constitute 100% of the final mark.
The following learners qualify to register for the Senior Certificate exams for adults:
1.    Adult learners who are 21 years and older, who have one of the following:

• A General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) for Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET); or
• A Grade 9 (Standard 7) school report, stating that they have passed Grade 9; or
• A recognized equivalent qualification obtained at NQF Level 1, which requires two official languages.

2.    Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have passed some subjects for a Senior Certificate or a National Senior Certificate, who:

• Need to complete a Senior Certificate qualification;
• Have an incomplete National Senior Certificate, and whose School-Based Assessment (SBA) has expired;
• Candidates who did the NSC in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 may apply to register.

3.    In exceptional cases, Youth who are 18 to 20 years old and who are not in school can apply to the Head of Education in the province to write the exams if they have one of the following: (Candidates cannot register online and must register by completing an application form)

• A General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) for Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET); or
• A Grade 9 (Standard 7) school report, stating that they have passed Grade 9; or
• A recognized equivalent qualification obtained at NQF Level 1, which requires two official languages.

Applications with supporting documents and a motivation can be submitted to:
Head: Education
Western Cape Education Department
For attention: Mr A. Clausen
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town, 8000 or hand delivered to the Examination Walk in Centre, Grand Central Building, Cape Town.
For all information on the Senior Certificate for adults, see “Adult Matric” at https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/