• The Department of Basic Education has set the date for marks of the 2022 matric rewrite exams to be issued on 7th August 2023.
• According to Minister Angie Motshekga, 279 000 former matrics took part in this year’s rewrite programme.
• Matric who successfully completed their rewrite will be able to apply for tertiary education officially as the Class of 2023.

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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said last week that 279 000 learners across South Africa took part in this year’s matric rewrites in line with the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Second Chance Matric programme.

The programme seeks to give matrics who either failed their 2022 final National Senior Certificate exams or that were unhappy with marks for certain exams another chance, without having to return to school full-time. Registrations for the programme closed on 8th February 2023.

After the department announced its over 80 percent pass rate last year, thousands of students who unfortunately did not pass their exams were left in the lurch. This stressful period is compounded further by societal and familial pressures. However, there are a host of options for you if you were unhappy with your matric marks, one of which is rewriting.

2022 rewrites took place in May and June, with the final exams – Agricultural Sciences and Nautical Sciences – on 14th June.

According to Motshekga, in an interview hosted by Gagasiworld, marking for the rewrite exams began immediately after the exams concluded, and the department expects the marks to be issued to rewriting learners on 7th August 2023.

The minister continues that matric rewriters can apply for tertiary education as part of the official class of 2023. She did not say how this will affect the final matric results for the year, but it is likely that rewriters will figure in boosting numbers.

DBE’s Second Chance programme is more than just letting learners rewrite and offering invigilation and exam venue support. Learners who sign up for the programme had access to face-to-face learning support, online education help, and a “wide range of learning support materials.”

“The programme facilitates the development of learning and teaching support materials (LTSMs) that are based on diagnostic reports, so as to ensure that the support materials focus on common areas of poor performance emanating from previous examinations,” explained Minister Motshegka.

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