Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Senior Certificate, the applicant must go to the Department of Basic Education Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities in the DBE office, or else it should be downloaded from the website Application Form Link
3. The applicant must have passed the minimum eligibility criteria to get the Senior Certificate from the DBE.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. After completing the school, the applicant must visit the DBE with the application form and the marksheets.
6. The school marksheets will be evaluated based on the eligibility requirements set by the DBE.
7. The certificates will be assessed based on the Continuous Assessment (CASS) criteria.
8. If the applicant qualifies the eligibility, then the Senior Certificate will be issued to the applicant by the DBE authorities.
9. The senior certificate application fee is R 45.00.
10. The processing time will be intimated to the applicant while applying.
    

• Written Request Letter.
• Marksheets of all the subjects.
• A copy of results (Academic Record)
• Evaluation Letter. (If the certificates are already evaluated)
  

DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION (DBE)
Postal Address - Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001.
Physical Address - Sol Plaatje House, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria.
Tel No: 012 357 3000 / 0800 202 933
Fax No: 012 323 0601/6260
Address & Contact Link
Location Link

• The pupils who had completed their 12th grade is eligible to apply for the “Senior Certificate" application.
• Also, they should have passed at least seven subjects, including two compulsory official South African languages, either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy, Life Orientation and three elective subjects with a minimum pass percentage mark set by the DBE.
  

The senior certificate application fee is R 45.00.

The senior certificate issued to the applicant is valid forever.

Application Form Link

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The processing time will be intimated to the applicant while applying.

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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g., The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

• Sur Name of the applicant
• Maiden Name
• Full Name
• Address
• Date of Birth
• Identity Number
• Cell Number
• Year
• Examination Number
• Centre
• Subjects
• Signature of the applicant
• Date
  

The Senior certificate is necessary document to carry forward in the upcoming education.

• Continuous Assessment (CASS) includes all the tests, examinations, tasks, activities, orals and projects done throughout the year.
• And the Matric results are usually calculated out of 400 marks.
  

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g., Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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