Tshwane Executive Mayor Randall Williams says there is hope for those matrics who failed. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Matric 2018: When the results will be released and how to find them
The matric class of 2018 will know exactly how their final exams went in early January.
Tshwane Executive Mayor Randall Williams says there is hope for those matrics who failed. Photo by Masixole Feni.
South Africa’s matric class of 2018 will know how well they fared by January 4 2019 leaving them an anxious wait as many conclude their exams in the next two weeks.
The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce an overview of the results on the evening of 3 January and students will be able to access their results online from the next day. Students in the Western Cape have to wait until 11h00 on Friday 4 January to collect their results from schools and will only see the results printed in newspapers on Saturday.
Enrollment in the National Senior Certificate exams dropped to 796,542 from a number of 802,636 last year. Kwa-Zulu Natal saw nearly 10,000 less enrollments than in 2017 but remain the province with the highest number of matric students.
Find out how to get your 2018 Matric results.
Students who fail to score pass marks will not be faced with supplementary exams next February but will instead have to wait until a May when a second national exam will take place.
Basic Education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga explained:
“We want to create a better opportunity for more people. We found that of those that qualified, fewer registered, and even smaller numbers actually came through to sit for the exams, simply because people didn’t have enough time to prepare for the exams.
“You’d receive your results in January and you’d write in February. Which means the circumstances that led you to failing are still the same. So we are saying now we need people to have more time to prepare for exams but also to open up the number of exams that you can write.”
For any Matric students struggling to cope with the pressures of exams please don’t be afraid to seek help.
Here are some resources and helplines that could help someone out:
Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline
0800 70 80 90
Suicide Crisis Line
0800 567 567 or SMS 31393
Destiny Helpline for Youth & Students
0800 41 42 43
ADHD Helpline
0800 55 44 33
Department of Social Development Substance Abuse Line 24hr helpline
0800 12 13 14
SMS 32312
SADAG Mental Health Line
011 234 4837
011 234 8182 For a suicidal Emergency: 0800 567 567
Akeso Psychiatric Response Unit 24 Hour
0861 435 787
Find a Support Group in your area
0800 21 22 23
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