This comprehensive guide delineates the steps required to rectify administrative errors and change personal details, ensuring accuracy and precision in the certification process. Let’s delve into the intricacies of this process and navigate the path to attaining a correctly detailed matric certificate.
Correcting Matric Certificates
Candidates have a twelve-month window from the date of issue to request corrections on their certificates. However, changes to an original certificate won’t be entertained without returning the original (not a replacement).
Name Change Process
To modify your name on the matric certificate, complete the Re-issues application form available at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) or Provincial Education Department (PED).
In-Person Application
Visit the nearest DBE/PED offices in person for an interview with officials before amendments are made.
Temporary Record
While waiting for the certificate, a statement of results can be issued as an interim record.
Reasons for Reissue:
Administrative Errors
Within six months after certification or up to a year after the final examination, request a re-issue due to school or departmental registration errors.
Alteration of Sex Description and Status
Apply for re-issue via the DBE/PED after receiving approval for sex-description alteration from the Department of Home Affairs.
Required Documentation
- Certified copies of old and new Identity Documents
- Detailed sworn statement (affidavit) by the candidate
- Original certificate
- Letter from the Department of Home Affairs confirming the sex description alteration
Application Process
Fee Payment
Pay the prescribed fee through postal order, cash at DBE/PED office, or by cheque.
Required Documents
Take original certificate, ID, affidavit, confirmation letter from Home Affairs, and birth certificate (or alternative proof of birth) to DBE/PED offices.
Postal Submission
Alternatively, download the form, complete it, attach documents, postal order or cheque, and send it to: Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001.
Duration and Costs
- Processing Time: Four to six weeks for the Re-Issue certificate
- Fees:
- Re-issue (Administrative Errors): R164
- Statement of Results: R57
Fees valid from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
For assistance with correcting administrative errors or name changes on your matric certificate, follow these steps. Contact the DBE or PED for detailed information or assistance.