DETAILED MATRICULATION ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Matriculation endorsement requirements for fulltime candidates

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 –

a) offered and sat the examination in not less than six subjects including at least –

I. two languages from Group A including at least one First Language and one university language of instruction; and

II. 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 –

i. more than four languages if six subjects are offered or more than five languages if more than six subjects are offered; or

ii. the same subject on the Higher Grade and the Standard Grade; or

iii. 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

iv. more than one of isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and siSwati; or

v. more than one of Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana; or

vi. Geography under more than one group; or

vii. Biology and Physiology; or

viii. Functional Mathematics Standard Grade and Mathematics Higher Grade or Mathematics Standard Grade; or

ix. Functional Physical Science Standard Grade and Physical Science Higher Grade or Physical Science Standard Grade; or

x. 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:

xi. Additional Mathematics Higher Grade unless he or she passes in Mathematics Higher Grade; or

xii. 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

xiii. Technika (Civil) Higher Grade, Technika (Electrical) Higher Grade, Technika (Electronic) Higher Grade, Technika (Mechanical) Higher Grade unless he or she passes in:

i. Mathematics Higher Grade; or

ii. Physical Science Higher Grade; or

xiv. 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:

i. Mathematics on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade; or

ii. Physical Science on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade; or

iii. Biology on the Standard or Higher Grade; or

iv. Physiology on the Standard Grade or Higher Grade;

b. obtained the minimum aggregate of 950 marks; and

c. passed in –

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

II. at least –

i. three languages and one subject from each of two of Groups B, C, E or F; or

ii. three languages and two subjects from Group C; or

iii. three languages and two subjects from Group E; or

iv. two languages, and one subject from each of three of Groups B, C, E or F; or

v. two languages, two subjects from Group C and one subject from one of Groups B, E or F; or

III. 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

III. 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

IV. two further subjects at the Higher Grade including:

i. one subject from each of two of Groups B, C, E and F; or

ii. 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.