SENIOR CERTIFICATE

Entrance Requirements

The following are requirements for a student to enrol for this qualification:

(1.) Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have

(2.) Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete Senior Certificate qualification.

(3.) Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete National Senior Certificate.
        

(4.) Only in exceptional cases, out of school youth, who are 18-21 years old and who could not complete their school due to
        circumstances beyond their control, as verified by the Head of Department in the Provincial Education Department.

(5.) Adult candidates who are 21 years and older with an incomplete NSC may choose to complete the NSC or convert to the
       Certificate (as amended). Should the candidate choose to convert to the Senior Certificate (as amended),
        they may not revert to the NSC an attempt to complete the NSC qualification.

(6.) Certified copy of a bar coded South African Identity document (ID); or certified copy of a passport and a study permit if
        the student is a foreign national.

(7.)  Proof of address

Subjects to be offered

The subjects listed below which are part of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement of the National Senior Certificate, will be offered as part of the amended Senior Certificate. The subjects will in essence be the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements of the National Senior Certificate, excluding the School-Based Assessment (SBA) component.

Each candidate must offer six subjects in order to qualify for the Senior Certificate (as amended). Adults who have approved Senior Certificate subject credits, but do not comply with the required six-subject package, must select the remaining required subjects from the following list of 34 adapted National Senior Certificate subjects

Table A: Official languages at Home and First Additional level