Your matric results can affect admission and other opportunities. If you believe a paper was incorrectly marked or captured, consider a re-mark or re-check; if you need to improve results, check the separate rules for an eligible rewrite.
However, if you have only missed a bachelor pass on one or two subjects, or if you think there may be discrepancies between the exam and your results, you should consider re-marking and re-checking your papers, both of which you need to register to complete.
In this guide, you’ll receive step-by-step instructions on how to register for re-checking and re-marking your matric results, in addition to a step-by-step guide to register for supplementary exams.
How To Register for re-marking and re-checking
Papers are marked manually, which means discrepancies can occur that may affect your overall results. If you think this is the case with one of your papers, or you believe your marks aren’t a true reflection of your results, you should consider re-marking and re-checking.
Step 1: Determine The Closing Date
Collect your statement of results and check your assessment body’s current notice. For the WCED November 2026 NSC cycle, results are due on 12 January 2027 and re-mark/re-check applications close on 25 January 2027. Candidates in other provinces or assessment bodies must confirm their own instructions; a result query is not the same as a re-mark application.
Step 2: Visit The eServices
Follow your assessment body’s application route. WCED says it accepts no hard-copy re-mark applications and directs candidates to the online eServices platform; do not assume an application can always be handed in at school.
Applying to have your matric papers re-checked and re-marked online is a convenient solution. If you decide to take this route, you will access the application form online through the eServices platform.
Step 3: Register For An Account
After you have visited the eServices platform, you need to register your account. Click on “Sign Up/Register” in the navigation menu. You will be redirected to a registration form.
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Now, input your details, including your ID number. After you have filled in all your details, you will receive a one time pin to complete registration.
Then you can sign in using your ID number and password.
Step 4: Select The Subjects You Want to Re-check or Re-mark
Once you’ve signed in, you will need to navigate to Matric Services and select the Re-Check/Re-mark Tab. From there, you will see a list of subjects you can submit to have re-marked or re-checked. Choose the ones you need.
Step 5: Pay The Fee
Now that you’ve selected the papers you want to have re-checked or re-marked, you’ll be required to pay a fee.
The fee for re-marking and re-checking are as follows but may increase annually:
Re-marking: WCED lists R130 per subject for the November 2026 NSC review cycle.
Re-checking: WCED lists R40 per subject for the November 2026 NSC review cycle.
Viewing Scripts: WCED lists R240 per subject after re-marking or re-checking; apply within seven days after the re-mark results. Other assessment bodies may have different fees.
WCED states that full-time candidates registered at no-fee schools may apply to have their November 2026 NSC scripts re-marked or re-checked without a fee. Confirm eligibility and the process with your own assessment body.
Step 6: Accept The Declaration
The final step is to accept the declaration. The declaration confirms that the information that you’ve provided is correct.
Be sure to double-check your details before you submit your declaration, as you cannot change the information once you’ve submitted it.
Step 7: Check Status and Print Letter
Before your papers have been re-marked and re-checked, the DBE will communicate the status of your application via email. Then, once your exam papers are re-marked and re-checked, you’ll be able to print out the Result Letter the DBE sends you via email.
How To Register for Supplementary Exams
If you didn’t pass matric because your results weren’t as expected, or you want to improve your results to get a bachelor pass, you need to know how to register for supplementary exams.
Supplementary exams are a second chance to write your matric exams during May/June of the following year. You can decide to rewrite as many subjects as you want to with the higher of the two marks appearing on your final results.
If this interests you, you should follow this step-by-step guide detailing how to register for supplementary exams.
Step 1: Determine If You’re Eligible To Write Supplementary Exams
The May/June NSC examination has entry requirements. WCED’s published May/June 2027 process is open to candidates who wrote the November NSC from 2008 onward. Check assessment marks, subject eligibility and the relevant provincial process before registering; an adult Senior Certificate route is separate.
Below you can find the eligibility criteria for supplementary exams.
Candidates are only eligible to register to participate in the supplementary exams if:
- They meet the NSC June-entry requirements; being under 21 is not a blanket condition for this examination.
- Want to rewrite subjects for which they registered in an eligible previous November NSC examination, subject to the required assessment marks.
- Have been absent from an exam for a valid reason (i.e. medically unfit, death in the immediate family, etc.) You will need to provide proof of your reason.
- Participated in the previous November examination, but want to improve some of your overall achievement status or the achievement of one subject.
- Did not attend an exam for reasons other than illness/death in the family. You will need to provide a written reference from the principal endorsing your eligibility to participate in the supplementary exams.
Step 2: Know The Closing Dates
For WCED May/June 2027 NSC registration, applications open on 2 November 2026 and close on 5 February 2027, with no late applications accepted. Other provinces and assessment bodies must be checked directly. Do not assume the closing date is always a month after results.
Step 3: Visit Your Local Education District Office or Register Online
If you’re planning to apply to write the supplementary exams offline, you should visit your Local Education District Office. From there, you’ll be given an application form to complete. You can hand it back in after you’ve filled it in.
However, you can also complete the process online by visiting the government’s eServices website.
Register for an account – if you don’t have one – and then select matric services, followed by supplementary exams. Once you have been redirected to the supplementary exam portal, complete the form, upload any supporting documents, and submit the information.
The DBE will then be in contact regarding the status of your registration for supplementary exams, or you can log in to your account later and check your status.
Step 4: Know Your Exam Dates
Once you’ve submitted your application – and it’s been approved – memorise your exam dates and locations, so you don’t miss this opportunity.
Also Read: Applying for Replacement Certificate: Lost or Damaged Matric Certificate
Step 5: Prepare For Exams
Prepare using the syllabus and past papers for the subjects you registered to rewrite. Check your assessment body’s fees and entry requirements directly; do not assume every public NSC rewrite charges a subject fee.
If you have any questions about supplementary exams or re-marking exam papers, consider reaching out to the Department of Education. You can call the call centre on 0800 202 933 or email callcentre@dbe.gov.za. You can also call the switchboard on 012 357 3000 or find the number for your provincial Departments of Education by following this link.
