12/01/2026
🚨 Matric 2025 What you need to Know!! FYI
Remember, there are 3 pass levels:
✅Higher certificate
✅Diploma
✅Bachelors pass (previously known as an exemption).
1️⃣Higher certificate pass requirements
Must obtain at least 40% for your Home Language,
Must obtain at least 40% for two other subjects,
Must obtain at least 30% for four other subjects.
Must past at least 6 out of 7 subjects.
2️⃣Diploma pass requirements
Must obtain at least 40% for your Home Language,
Must obtain at least 40% for three other subjects excluding Life Orientation,
Must obtain at least 30% for the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT) of the tertiary institution (Higher Education Institution),
Must pass at least 6 out of 7 subjects.
This will qualify you to study for a diploma at a TVET college or University of Technology.
3️⃣ Bachelors Degree pass requirements
Must obtain at least 40% for your Home Language (compulsory),
Must obtain at least 50% for four other subjects excluding Life Orientation,
Must obtain at least 30% for Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT) of the tertiary (Higher Eduction) institution,
Must obtain at least 30% for one other subject,
Must pass at least 6 out of 7 subjects.
A Bachelor’s pass qualifies you to study towards a degree at a university, university of technology, TVET college or any accredited Higher Learning Institution.
✅✅✅✅ Best of Luck ✅✅✅✅✅
