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Your second chance to get ahead
Whether you’re returning to complete matric, improve your marks or redo the full year, there’s a programme built for you.
UCT Online High School offers three ways to finish matric. Adult Matric prepares adults aged 21 and over for the Amended Senior Certificate. A Matric Rewrite lets learners under 21 retake NSC subjects they have already written. A Matric Repeat is a full Grade 12 year with all seven subjects.
Three ways to finish matric
For adults 21 and older without a matric certificate
Never finished school, or did not pass enough subjects? Prepare for the Amended Senior Certificate online, in the hours that suit you, and write your exams with the DBE.
From R479 per month, for one subject
Explore Adult MatricFor learners under 21 who have already written matric
Want better marks, or need to pass a subject you failed? Rewrite one or more NSC subjects online, then apply for an updated certificate.
From R479 per month, for one subject
Explore Matric RewritesFor learners under 21 who want to redo the full Grade 12 year
Want a fresh run at the whole of Grade 12? Redo the year online with all seven subjects, live academic sessions and SACAI final exams.
From R2,985 per month, same as first-time Grade 12
Explore Grade 12Side by side
The biggest differences are your age, whether you have written matric before, and how much of it you want to do again.
Want the detail on the two certificates? Read how the Amended Senior Certificate compares to the NSC, or see every cost on our fees page.
FAQs
Adult Matric. It prepares you for the Amended Senior Certificate (ASC), whether you never finished school or want to pass subjects you did not pass before. You must be 21 or older when you write the ASC exams. Our Matric Rewrite and Matric Repeat options are for learners under 21.
A Matric Rewrite is for retaking only the NSC subjects you want to improve. You study online at your own pace and write DBE exams in May and June. A Matric Repeat is the full Grade 12 year again: all seven subjects, live academic sessions and SACAI final exams in October and November. Both are for learners under 21.
Not quite. The Amended Senior Certificate (ASC) is the adult equivalent of the National Senior Certificate (NSC), and both follow the CAPS curriculum. The ASC has six subjects instead of seven, because it leaves out Life Orientation, and your final mark comes entirely from your exams. See how the two certificates compare.
It is for adults who were unable to write matric earlier in life, or who want to pass subjects they previously did not. Learners must be 21 or older at the time of writing the ASC exams and have completed Grade 9 or a recognised equivalent.
No. You register for the Amended Senior Certificate exam with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) yourself, and registration is free. Registration for the May and June sitting runs from October to early February. We tell you what you need and when, and you write your papers at a DBE exam centre near you.
No. SACAI, the external examination body, sets Grade 12 exam fees each year and they are paid separately, by 1 March of the Grade 12 year. They cover candidate registration, registration and exam placement for each subject, and delivery of the NSC certificate. Most learners pay about R12,000, depending on their subjects.
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Speak to an Admissions Advisor. Tell us your age, your results and what you’re aiming for, and we’ll point you to the right route.
