Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain a National Senior Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Department of Basic Education Link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The examination will be conducted on every year From October to December.
13. Once the applicant has passed in exam, the applicant will get the Senior Certificate from the office.
14. The processing time for this procedure is depends on the exam completion.

• Completed application form
• Certified South African Identity copy
• Educational certificate (12th graduate)
• Address proof (driving license, passbook copy etc)
• Fee receipt
• Passport size photographs

Department of Basic Education
222 Struben Street
Pretoria Central, Pretoria 0001
Tel: 040 608 4200

Postal Address
Private Bag X895
Pretoria, 0001
Email - callcentre@dbe.gov.za
Contact link

• Anyone who wants to improve on their previous NSC results and who is still a NSC candidate may register as a part-time candidate for the NSC examinations.
• Any person who is completed his/her current 12th graduate.

• The processing time for this procedure is depends on the exam completion.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• City
• Zip code
• Contact number
• Postal code
• Email ID
• Fax
• Qualification details
• Age
• Date
• Signature

• The National Senior Certificate or NSC is a high school diploma and is the school-leaving certificate in South Africa. This certificate is commonly known as the matriculation (matric) certificate, as grade 12 is the matriculation grade.

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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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