Minimum Administration Requirement
Certificate |
Marks |
Higher Certificate |
A minimum 40% for 3 subjects (one of which
must be a Home Language), a minimum of 30%
for a further 3 subjects, and fail (less than 30%)
a 7th subject. You may not fail your First
Additional Language. IMPORTANT: Even if you
get 6 A’s, but fail your 7th subject (get less that
30% for it), you will only achieve a Higher
Certificate Pass! |
Diploma |
A minimum of 40% for 4 subjects (one of which
must be a Home Language), and a minimum of
30% for the other 3 subjects. IMPORTANT: You
cannot fail any subject (get a final mark of less
than 30%)! |
Bachelor Degree |
A minimum of 50% for 4 subjects, and a
minimum of 30% for the other 3 subjects (you
must achieve a minimum of 40% for a Home
Language and a minimum of 30% for your First
Additional Language). IMPORTANT: You cannot
fail any subject (get a final mark of less than
30%)! |
Certificate |
Marks |
Higher Certificate |
The Higher Certificate Pass means that you have
passed matric, great! However, you cannot study
further at a University of Technology or
University with those marks. But if it is your
dream to go to a University or University of
Technology, you will be able to enrole for
“bridging courses”. Bridging courses, offered by
accredited FET Colleges, will allow you to
upgrade your matric results, so that you can
meet the minimum requirements needed to get
into the degree or diploma course that you want
to study. If you want to study further, but do not
want to go the bridging course route, you can
get great qualifications at Beauty Schools, Chef
Schools, IT Colleges and many more. If you want
to go straight into the world of work right after
matric; your Higher Certificate Pass does qualify
you to take part in “in house training” at casinos,
hotels, cruise ships, etc. Or you can do more
physical or administrative work. |
Diploma |
The Diploma Pass means that you have passed
matric and can study at a University of
Technology straight away, but not a University.
Like the Higher Certificate Pass, you can
upgrade your matric by taking bridging courses,
so that you can meet the minimum requirements
needed to get into the course you want to study.
There are many great qualifications that are
offered by Universities of Technology, called
diplomas. Some of these qualifications are only
available form Universities of Technology, like
becoming a Chiropractor. Since Universities of
Technology focus on the practical side of
learning, you will usually find that a diploma will
take less time to study, but include a much
larger practical component. That is why there is
a general perception that it is “easier” to get a
diploma than a degree (University qualification),
and this can lead to University of Technology
graduates being overlooked if they are
competing with University graduates for the
same job. However, in some cases, employers
may consider your extra practical experience to
be an advantage – it all depends on the line of
work that you want to go into. |
Bachelor Degree |
The Bachelor’s Pass is the best possible pass
level you can achieve, and it qualifies you to
study at any tertiary institution in South Africa,
as long as you have met the requirements for
that particular degree or diploma. It is always a
good idea to get a degree behind your name;
even if you don’t end up working in the field that
you studied. Having that qualification gives you
extra credibility, because you have proven that
you can handle the work load and intellectual
challenges of completing a University degree.
That said, we do not recommend that you study
a degree that every Tom, Dick and Harry has
done, unless you are 100% sure that you will be
able to rise to the top. This is because there are
just not enough jobs available to employ all of
the general BA and BSocSci graduates. We
recommend that when you get an idea about
what you want to study; do a little research
about the job security, demand, and work
availability in that field, so that you can make an
educated decision about your future. |
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