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PARAGRAPH PAGE 1 DEFINITIONS 1 2 SUBJECTS RECOGNISED FOR MATRICULATION ENDORSEMENT OR EXEMPTION PURPOSES 4 GROUP A 4 GROUP B 4 GROUPC 4 GROUP D 5 SUBGROUP D (I) 5 SUBGROUP D (II) 5 GROUP E 6 GROUP F 6 9 MATRICULATI ON ENDORSEMENT CONVERSION 9 3 Requirements to be satisfied in order to qualify for matriculation endorsement 9 4 Minimum requirements for matriculation endorsement to be satisfied by immigrants 11 5 Minimum requirements for matriculation endorsement to be satisfied by part-time candidates 12 6 Minimum aggregate 13 7 Marks excluded from the aggregate 14 8 Conversion formula for satisfying matriculation endorsement or exemption requirements 15 9 Date of issue of matriculation endorsement 16 REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETE EXEMPTION 17 Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of a combination of technical and other N5 standard 17 10 Subjects and senior certificate languages Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of a combination of SYSTEM Recovery Programme and 18 11 senior Certificate Subjects Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of a combination of ASECA and senior certificate 19 12 Subjects Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of the examinations of the examining bodies 20 13 mentioned in Annexure I Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of Advanced Subsidiary Level and/or Higher 21 14 International General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations of the examining bodies mentioned In Annexure I Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Subject Higher 22 and Ordinary or HIGCSE and IGCSE Level examinations of Cambridge International Examinations 15 and/or the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with Cambridge International examinations Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of Advanced International Certificate of Education 23 16 examinations of the Cambridge International Examinations 17 Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of academic and professional certificates 24 18 Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of post-school qualifications 25 Certificate of complete exemption to immigrants by virtue of a combination of senior certificate 26 19 Subjects and one language with First Language Higher Grade equivalence Certificate of complete exemption by virtue of a combination of senior certificate Subjects and extra· 27 20 Curricular Subjects with Higher Grade or Standard Grade Subject equivalence 21 Date of issue of certificates of complete exemption 28 Conversion of certificates of conditional exemption to endorsed senior certificates or certificates of 29 22 complete exemption REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUING OF CERTIFICATES OF CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION 30 23 Issuing of certificates of conditional exemption 30 24 Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of a senior certificate issued by the Council 31 Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of a combination of Subjects passed in technical and 32 25 other examinations Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of the examinations of the examining bodies mentioned 33 26 in Annexure I Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of Advanced Subsidiary and Ordinary level examinations conducted by examining bodies mentioned In Annexure I or HIGCSE and IGCSE level examinations of 27 Cambridge International examinations and/or the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with 34 Cambridge International examination and/or the Higher and Ordinary Level examinations of the Namibian Ministry of Education Certificate of conditional exemption to applicants from foreign countries as listed in Annexure II from 35 28 time to time 29 Certificate of conditional exemption to immigrants 36 30 Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of mature age 37 31 Certificate of conditional exemption by virtue of a certificate issued by the senate of a university 38 32 Period of validity of certificates of conditional exemption 39 Completion of outstanding requirements for matriculation endorsement or certificate of conditional 40 33 exemption at a supplementary examination Completion of outstanding requirements to candidates who sat their examinations in a previous 41 34 dispensation 35 Certificate of conditional exemption issued in terms of the provisions of paragraphs 24 to 27 42 36 Certificate of conditional exemption issued in terms of paragraph 28 43 37 Certificate of conditional exemption issued in terms of paragraph 29 44 38 Certificate of conditional exemption issued in terms of paragraph 30 45 ISSUING OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETE OR CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION BY VIRTUE OF EXCEPTIONAL 46 CONDITIONS 39 Issuing of certificate of complete or conditional exemption by virtue of medical or physical disability 46 40 Issuing of certificate of complete or conditional exemption by virtue of Condonation authority 47 41 RECOGNITION OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS FOR EXEMPTION PURPOSES 48 42 TRANSITIONAL PROVISION 49 43 AMENDMENT OF GOVERNMENT NOTICES 50 ANNEXURE I: 51 Certificates Issued By Examining Bodies In The United Kingdom And Other Countries Which Are 51 Accepted For Exemption Purposes In Accordance With Paragraph 13 Requirements For Candidates From Other Countries Who May Satisfy The Provisions Of Paragraph 13 52 ANNEXURE II 53 certificates issued by examining bodies outside the republic of south africa that are recognised for 53 purposes conditional of exemption in terms Of Paragraph 28 Other Recognised Certificates 54 1 DEFINITIONS In this schedule, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned by the Act, bears that meaning and unless the context indicates otherwise – "Advanced Level Subject" means a Subject passed at Advanced Level as prescribed for the examinations of the examining bodies mentioned in Annexure 1; "Advanced Subsidiary Level Subject" means any Subject offered for and passed with a symbol A, S, C orD at Advanced Subsidiary Level or Advanced Supplementary Level as prescribed for the examinations of the examining bodies mentioned in Annexure 1; "ASECA Subject" means a Subject as approved by the Committee of Principals passed at A Secondary Education Curriculum for Adults (ASECA) level; "Certificate of complete exemption" means a certificate issued by the Committee of Principals in terms of the provisions of section 7(1)(e) and (3) of the Act, admitting a candidate to bachelor's degree study at a South African university without any conditions or limitations; "Certificate of conditional exemption" means a certificate issued by the Committee of Principals in terms of the provisions of section 7(1 )(e) and (3) of the Act, admitting a candidate to bachelor's degree study at a South African university, Subject to specified conditions and for a specified period; "Council" means the council as defined in section 1 of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, 2001 (Act 58 of 2001); "Education Department" means an education department of a province of the Republic of South Africa; "Endorse" means the effecting of an endorsement by the Council that a senior certificate candidate has satisfied the requirements for matriculation endorsement in terms of the provisions of section 7(1)(d) of the Act; "Examination sitting" means a main examination sitting. A supplementary examination sitting shall be recognised as part of the main examination sitting for the purpose of endorsement or the issuing of certificates of exemption from the matriculation endorsement requirement - (a) where the supplementary examination sitting is granted for medical or other good reason acceptable to the examining authority; or (b) where the supplementary examination sitting is in a Subject or Subjects offered at the main examination sitting; "Extra-curricular Subject" means a Subject, other than a senior certificate Subject approved by the Committee of Principals as being equivalent to a senior certificate Subject at Higher Grade or Standard Grade. "First Language Higher Grade equivalence" means a language Subject passed in a foreign examination evaluated by the Committee of Principals to be equivalent to a first language Higher Grade Subject; "Full-time candidate" means a candidate attending a school on a full-time basis; "HIGCSE Level Subject" means a Subject offered for and passed with a symbol of 1, 2 or 3 in the Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education examination conducted by Cambridge International Examinations and/or the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Cambridge International Examinations; "Higher Grade Subject" means a Subject offered and passed on the Higher Grade in a senior certificate examination recognised by the Council; 2 "Higher Level Subject" means a Subject" offered for and passed with a symbol of 1, 2 or 3 in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate examination conducted by the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with Cambridge International Examinations, which could be included to mean a HIGCSE Level examinations conducted by Cambridge International Examinations and/or the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate; "IGCSE level Subject" means a Subject offered for and passed with a symbol of A*, A, B or C in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education examination conducted by Cambridge International Examinations and/or the Namibian Ministry of Education in collaboration with Cambridge International Examinations; "Immigrant" means- (a) a child or dependent