{"id":236,"date":"2024-06-14T20:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2026-09-17T07:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:25:08","slug":"how-many-courses-are-required-for-a-matric-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/how-many-courses-are-required-for-a-matric-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Courses Are Required For A Matric Upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To improve your NSC results, you register only for the subjects you want to improve; the DBE does not publish a minimum or a maximum number for improving candidates. The rules are different if you are completing the Senior Certificate, which needs six subjects. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/Curriculum\/SeniorCertificate.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the DBE&#8217;s Senior Certificate page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two different situations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Your situation<\/th><th>How many subjects<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>You passed or wrote the NSC and want better marks<\/td><td>Only the subjects you choose to improve<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You are completing the Senior Certificate (amended) as an adult<\/td><td>Six subjects, and only selected subjects are available<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Certificate pass requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>40% in three subjects, one of them a home language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30% in two subjects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20% in the sixth subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The exam counts for 100% of the mark; there is no school-based assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combining results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DBE says previous NSC credits are recognised, and candidates with incomplete statements must apply for a combination of results. You can combine older results with Senior Certificate results if you meet the subject choice requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims that you may only upgrade &#8220;a maximum of three subjects&#8221; are not in the DBE rules we checked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing which subjects to upgrade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the admission requirements of the course you want.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on subjects that change your pass level or admission points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Register on the DBE eservices website before the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/how-many-subjects-do-you-need-to-pass-matric\/\">NSC pass requirements<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/where-can-i-rewrite-my-matric-exams\/\">where to rewrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790300000236\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I upgrade just one matric subject?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. NSC candidates improving their results register for the subjects they choose.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790300000237\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How many subjects does the Senior Certificate need?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Six subjects, with pass marks of 40% in three (including a home language), 30% in two and 20% in one.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To improve your NSC results, you register only for the subjects you want to improve; the DBE does not publish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ba_keyfacts":"","_ba_provider_contact":"","_ba_provider_name":"","_ba_provider_type":"","_ba_provider_cat":"","_ba_writer":"thabo-mokoena","_ba_reviewer":"naledi-khumalo","iawp_total_views":15,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1649,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions\/1649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}