How matriculants can get access to their matric results online via the Department of Education and Independent Examination Board websites, as well as other channels of obtaining them.
Overview
One of the most stressful times of the year for Grade 12 learners is the release of their final matric results. As the dates begin to approach, matriculants can be found to have a mixture of emotions building up in anticipation for the important defining milestone in their lives.
Fortunately, in South Africa, there are various channels for matriculants to check their final results with ease. These include checking online via the education department’s website, from a mobile device, from news websites as well as checking at your actual school on the day that your results are released.
Checking matric results online
With the advancement of technology, times have changed. Gone are the days when one of the only ways of finding out whether you had passed your Grade 12 year required you to wait until the leading newspapers were published on the day.
Or in some cases, people would even stay up to camp at their nearest store till the earliest hours of the morning, waiting for newspapers to be delivered so they could find their name published in the list of those who successfully passed.
However, today it is as simple as logging onto the Department of Basic Education website.
How to check matric results online 2022
The Department of Basic Education has made it easy to access the matric results on their website. The website: www.education.gov.za will deliver the results in the form of the matric certificate.
So, to access your results, you will need to visit the website and register all your examination personal details and then click on the link for the National Senior Certificate exam results.
From there, students will have to enter their examination number in order for their results to appear on the screen in the form of their matric NSC certificate. For those who want a physical copy of their results, you can simply download your certificate and print it.
From here, a matriculant will know whether their future is looking brighter and can proceed to looking forward to going to university.
What about private school IEB matric results?
Checking results for private school matriculants is also possible online via the Independent Examination Board website. Learners will need to visit the website page at www.ieb-online.co.za/asp/login.aspx, which will direct them to the login page where they will need to login using their examination number and birth date.
Clicking on the submit button will log the learner in, with the results being displayed on the screen. Should learners also want to have physical copies of their results, they can also opt for the option of downloading the certificate and printing a copy for themselves.
How to check your matric results using a mobile phone
Besides using the Department of Basic Education and IEB websites to get ahold of their results, matriculants can also make use of other ways to access them.
This can be done using a mobile phone and dialling a USSD code, or by sending an SMS to the number 35 658. The USSD code to dial is *120*35658#, and from there following the steps and providing your ID number.
Thereafter, learners will be able to get their results for each subject. Those who registered via SMS will receive SMS results.
What are the different pass levels matriculants can achieve?
There are different levels to which a matriculant can pass their final results. All the levels are an achievement, but the higher levels tend to bode well, thus affording matriculants more access to wider opportunities of further education.
The different levels from the highest consist of a Bachelors pass followed by a Diploma pass, a Higher Certificate pass and your National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass.
A Bachelor pass enables easier access to university and college institutions of higher education, which is where most learners anticipate moving to upon completing their matric.
Conclusion
The final year of ones high school journey is marked with a lot of anticipation of the future and plans for further education and other interests. The main goal is to pass and make your loved ones proud that you have achieved your stepping stone into bigger and better opportunities.
When the final results are set to be released, there are different channels for learners to access their matric results. Online access requires learners to visit either the Department of Basic Education website, or the private Independent Examination Board’s website to access and get hard copies of their certificates.
