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3. Requirements to be satisfied by fulltime candidates in order to qualify for matriculation endorsement

The Council shall endorse the senior certificate of a fulltime candidate who at one and the same examination sitting –

1. offered and sat the examination in not less than six subjects including at least –

  • two languages from Group A including at least one First Language and one university language of instruction; and
  • one subject from each of three of Groups B, C, D, E and F: provided that a third language offered from Group A may be regarded as a subject from Group D and also provided that a candidate may not offer –
  • more than four languages if six subjects are offered or more than five languages if more than six subjects are offered; or
  • the same subject on the Higher Grade and the Standard Grade; or
  • a language at more than one level (that is he or she may not offer it as a first and a second language or as a first and a third language or as a second and third language); or
  • more than one of isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and siSwati; or
  • more than one of Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana; or
  • Geography under more than one group; or
  • Biology and Physiology; or
  • Functional Mathematics Standard Grade and Mathematics Higher Grade or Mathematics Standard Grade; or
  • Functional Physical Science Standard Grade and Physical Science Higher Grade or Physical Science Standard Grade; or
  • more than one of Technika (Civil), Technika (Electrical), Technika (Electronic) and Technika (Mechanical): and also provided that a candidate my not count for the purpose of paragraph 3.c.IV:
  • Additional Mathematics Higher Grade unless he or she passes in Mathematics Higher Grade; or
  • Accounting Higher Grade, Computer Studies Higher Grade or Technical Drawing Higher Grade unless he or she passes in Mathematics on the Standard Grade or the Higher Grade; or
  • Technika (Civil) Higher Grade, Technika (Electrical) Higher Grade, Technika (Electronic) Higher Grade, Technika (Mechanical) Higher Grade unless he or she passes in:

1. Mathematics Higher Grade; or
2. Physical Science Higher Grade; or

  • Agricultural Science Higher Grade, Animal Husbandry Higher Grade, Field Husbandry Higher Grade or Home Economics Higher Grade unless he or she passes in one of:

1. Mathematics on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade; or
2. Physical Science on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade; or
3. Biology on the Standard or Higher Grade; or
4. Physiology on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade;

2. obtained the minimum aggregate of 950 marks; and

3. passed in –

  • at least five subjects and obtained the sub-minimum of 20 per cent in a sixth subject; and
  • at least –

1. three languages and one subject from each of two of Groups B, C, E or F; or
2. three languages and two subjects from Group C; or
3. three languages and two subjects from Group E; or
4. two languages, and one subject from each of three of Groups B, C, E or F; or
5. two languages, two subjects from Group C and one subject from one of Groups B, E or F; or
6. two languages, two subjects from Group E and one subject from one of Groups B, C or F:

where a second language Standard Grade passed with at least 40 per cent is recognized as a pass in a language; and

3. two subjects from Group A at the Higher Grade of which at least one must be a First Language and one must be a university language of instruction; and
4. two further subjects at the Higher Grade including:

  • one subject from each of two of Groups B, C, E and F; or
  • one subject from one of Groups B, C, E or F and a third language from Group D provided that a Second Language Higher Grade will only be recognised for this purpose if the candidate obtained at least 40 per cent.