Department of Basic Education has launched a Second Chance Matric Programme which offers post matriculants, who failed to meet the National Senior Certificate requirements (NSC), a second chance to obtain a matric thereby improving quality of life.
The programme will be piloted this year and registration for participation will only be open to pupils that attempted the NSC examinations last year.
The programme aims to provide support to:
- Pupils who wrote the 2015 matric examinations and qualified to write one or two subjects in the supplementary examinations in February and March 2016.
- Progressed pupils writing the June 2016 examinations (pupils who did not pass or write all the subjects in the 2015 exams and may register to write in June. Pupils that will write the supplementary examinations in February or March 2016 but may not do well will also be eligible).
During the launch of the programme in Ivory Park Secondary School, Minister Angie Motshekga said candidates who did not meet the NSC requirements post 2008 (excluding the 2015 candidates) will only be able to participate in the programme in 2017.
Motshekga said: “Through the up-scaling of such second chance programmes, young South Africans will be integrated back into the education system to ensure they receive a second chance at being adequately qualified before entering the job market.
“Education helps to fight poverty and spur economic growth and it is a prerequisite for tackling poverty and promoting short and long-term economic growth,” she said.
Subjects to be offered under this pilot programme are:
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Literacy
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Geography
- Business Studies
- Economics
The registration on the programme will be done at the district offices.
Supplementary Exam Candidates: pupils must register for the programme when they register to write the supplementary examinations.
Progressed Pupils: registration for progressed pupils will commence in March 2016 when candidates register for the June examinations.
