Endorsements
Full-time requirements

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 -



1. two languages from Group A including at least one First Language and one university language of instruction; and
2. 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 -
1. more than four languages if six subjects are offered or more than five languages if more than six subjects are offered; or
2. the same subject on the Higher Grade and the Standard Grade; or
3. 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
4. more than one of isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and siSwati; or
5. more than one of Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana; or
6. Geography under more than one group; or
7. Biology and Physiology; or
8. Functional Mathematics Standard Grade and Mathematics Higher Grade or Mathematics Standard Grade; or
9. Functional Physical Science Standard Grade and Physical Science Higher Grade or Physical Science Standard Grade; or
10. 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:


11. Additional Mathematics Higher Grade unless he or she passes in Mathematics Higher Grade; or
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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 -



1. at least five subjects and obtained the sub-minimum of 20 per cent in a sixth subject; and
2. 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:
1. one subject from each of two of Groups B, C, E and F; or
2. 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.

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