JONATHAN JANSEN | Q&A-plus: let’s clear up some confusion about matric results

How far does a bachelor’s pass take one? Why did your brilliant child not get in?

31 January 2024 - 21:43

Since the release of the “matric” (National Senior Certificate) results, I have been inundated with calls from parents and students for advice on more or less the same things. So I am going to use this column to answer those questions for tens of thousands of families and their children. Here we go...

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