Release of 2023 National Senior Certificate Examination Results

The 2023 National Senior Certificate examinations will conclude on 6 December 2023 and the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, will announce the outcome of the examinations on 18 January 2024. Results will be released to candidates on 19 January 2024. Some results may not be available because of technical issues.

• Candidates are urged to get their statements of results from their school/centre where they wrote the exams. Candidates’ results will also be available on this website from 6am on 19 January 2024.
• Result queries should be submitted for investigation within 30 days after the release of results.
• Candidates must ensure that names and identity numbers reflect correctly on their statement of results and report any required corrections to the Department before 21 February 2024.

RE-MARK/RE-CHECK OF EXAM SCRIPT

A candidate may apply at the prescribed fee for the re-mark/re-check of his/her examination scripts. Registration can be done at either the school or district office in the province or online at www.eservices.gov.za (all instructions appear on the reverse side of the Statement of Results).

Closing date for applications:  2 February 2024 for both manual applications and online applications. 

Fees for re-marking and re-checking per subject:

Re-mark : R120.00
Re-check : R29.00

Viewing of scripts may only be done after a re-mark or re-check of results. The closing date for applications is 7 days after release of re-mark or re-check results. The fee for viewing is R234.00

Results of remarking will be released from 15 March 2024 and will be available at the school/exam centre where the candidate sat for their 2023 examinations.

JUNE NSC EXAMS

The supplementary examination in February/March has been phased out and is therefore no longer available. A new examination is available during May/June where candidates can improve their results or complete outstanding results. The closing date for application for 2024 is 8 February 2024.

Conditions for entry

• Candidates can only register for subjects which they were registered for in any previous November examination.
• Candidates who were absent with a valid reason (medical unfit, death in the immediate family or other special reasons*) from one or more external question papers, may register for the NSC June examination, provided they have valid external paper marks (PAT, Oral and SBA).
• Any NSC candidate (who wrote exams from 2008 November onwards) who wants to improve their overall achievement status, or only wants to improve the achievement of a subject, may register for the NSC June examination.
• In the case where a candidate was absent for one or more papers in the November exam with a valid reason, the candidate has to write all the papers for the registered subject(s).
• In a case where an irregularity is being investigated, provisional enrolment for NSC June examination may be granted to the candidate concerned, pending the outcome of the investigation.
• Candidates who did not write or complete one or more of the NSC November examination question papers for reasons other than illness/injury or death in the family, may also apply to write the NSC June examination, provided they have valid external paper marks (PAT, Oral and SBA).
• Result queries should be submitted for investigation within 30 days after the release of results.
• Candidates must ensure that names and identity numbers reflect correctly on their statement of results and report any required corrections to the Department before 30/08/2024.

What can I do if I do not qualify to write the June NSC examination?

Candidates, who do not qualify to write the June NSC examination, have the following options:

• Re-enrol for the NSC as a full-time repeater candidate at a school without delay, provided that the candidate is younger than 21 years of age. Candidates need to enrol for 7 subjects(including Life Orientation) and have to comply with all SBA requirements.
• Register as a part-time repeater candidate at a Public Adult Education Centre.
• Register for the Senior Certificate (SC) examination which is a school leaving qualification for adults and out-of school learners who are above 21 years of age.
• Alternatively, candidates that were not successful in their examinations could consider vocational education and training. There are 50 Public Further Education and Training (FET) colleges across all provinces of South Africa comprising over 300 campuses or teaching sites.

Checking Matric Results

(1) You can check your matric results on the Department of Basic Education website.

Enter your matric exam number and press search. Only current matric pupils can use this system to check their results.

For more information contact the Department of Basic Education.

2.) Go to your high school, results should be available from noon.

3.) SMS your ID number and exam number to 35658. Both numbers must have 13 digits to be accepted, and there is a once-off cost of R3 to register. Once registration is completed, results will be delivered by SMS when they are released.

4.) Use the USSD service by dialling *120*35658#. After answering multiple questions, enter your ID number. You’ll receive your results per subject after you have completed the process. You’ll have the option to opt in or out to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act. USSD rates apply.