GROUP A

Table A1: Official Languages at Home and First Additional Level

Subjects: Afrikaans Home Language; Afrikaans First Additional Language; English Home Language; English First Additional Language; IsiXhosa First Additional Language; IsiZulu Home Language; IsiZulu First Additional Language; Sepedi Home Language; Sepedi First Additional Language; Sesotho Home Language; Sesotho First Additional Language; Setswana First Additional Language; Siswati Home Language; Siswati First Additional Language; Xitsonga First Additional Language

 

Table A2: Mathematical Sciences

Subjects: Mathematical Literacy; Mathematics

 

Table A3: Human and Social Studies

Subject: Life Orientation

 

GROUP B

Table B1: Culture and Arts

Subjects: Dance Studies; Design; Dramatic Arts; Music; Visual Arts

 

Table B2: Business, Commerce and Management Studies

Subjects: Accounting; Business Studies; Economics

 

Table B3: Second Additional Level and Non-Official Languages

Subjects: Arabic Second Additional Language; French Second Additional Language; German Home Language; German Second Additional Language; Gujarati Home Language; Gujarati First Additional Language; Hebrew Second Additional Language; Hindi Home Language; Hindi First Additional Language; Italian Second Additional Language; Latin Second Additional Language; Mandarin Second Additional Language; Modern Greek Second Additional Language; Portuguese Home Language; Portuguese Second Additional Language; Serbian Home Language; Serbian Second Additional Language; Spanish Second Additional Language; Tamil Home Language; Tamil First Additional Language; Telegu Home Language; Telegu First Additional Language; Urdu Home Language; Urdu First Additional Language; Gujarati Second Additional Language; Hindi Second Additional Language; Tamil Second Additional Language; Telegu Second Additional Language; Urdu Second Additional Language

 

Table B4: Engineering and Technology

Subjects: Engineering Graphics and Design

 

Table B5: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences

Subjects: Agricultural Management Practice; Agricultural Science; Computer Applications Technology; Information Technology; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences

 

Table B6: Human and Social Studies

Subjects: Geography; History

 

Table B7: Services

Subjects: Consumer Studies; Hospitality Studies; Tourism

 

Other Approved Subjects

Subjects: Equine Studies; Marine Sciences; Maritime Economics; Nautical Science; Sports and Exercise Science

Please note: Associated Board of Royal Schools Practical Music; Trinity College of London Practical Music Examination; Unisa Practical Music Examination may only be offered as an 8th subject and will not be considered for certification purposes.

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Immigrant candidate
An immigrant candidate may offer only one (1) official language on at least First Additional Language level and obtain a rating of 30% in that language, provided that another subject from Group B is offered in lieu of the one official language that is not offered.
 

Instead of offering another subject from Group B, an immigrant candidate may offer his or her home language in lieu of that one official language, subject to the following:

• Such language is listed on Home Language level in Table B3.

• In the absence of the Home Language of the immigrant in Table B3, such a candidate may offer his or her home language on the A level of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) of the United Kingdom, or an examination recognised by the Department of Education as equivalent to Home Language Level for this purpose.

Information regarding the pass requirements for the National Senior Certificate (NSC)

1. Specific requirements

Specific institutional and programme needs may have specific language requirements or require appropriate combinations of recognised National Senior Certificate subjects and categories of achievement. Learners must check their results against specific institutional and course requirements for the course of study they wish to follow.

 

2. Subject combinations

There are specific subject combination rules for the NSC as part of the 7-subject package

• Physical Sciences must be offered with Mathematics

• Consumer Studies may not be offered with Hospitality Studies

• A learner may not offer two languages from any one of the following language groups:

  • IsiXhosa, isiZulu, SiSwati and isiNdebele;

  • Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana; and

  • the same language as a Home and as a First or Second Additional Language.