Staff Reporter
The KwaZulu-Natal education department has issued guidelines for National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates on how to apply for re-marking or re-checking of their 2025 examination scripts.
It has also reminded candidates that registration for the May/June 2026 NSC exams (re-write or absence) closes on 6 February.
The province topped the country’s matric rankings for the Class of 2025 with a 90.6% pass rate.
“Candidates who are dissatisfied with their examination results may apply for a re-mark or recheck of their examination scripts upon payment of the prescribed fees,” the department said.
“Applications for remarking or re-checking must be submitted once only at the relevant District or Regional Office.”
The department said the prescribed fees are R120 for a re-mark and R30 for a re-check. Candidates can also ask to view their scripts after the re-marking or re-checking process is complete, at a fee of R20, it said.
“The Department reminds all candidates that the closing date for registration for the NSC May/June 2026 examinations is 06 February 2026,” it added.
The department said that candidates may only register for subjects for which they were registered in a previous November examination and for which a valid School-Based Assessment (SBA) mark exists.
“Candidates who were absent from one or more external examination papers in the November examinations due to valid reasons (such as illness, medical reasons, death in the immediate family, or other special circumstances) may apply.
“Candidates wishing to improve their overall achievement status or rewrite one or more subjects may register. Where a candidate was absent from one or more papers with valid reasons, all papers for the registered subject(s) must be written.
“Candidates affected by examination irregularities may be granted a provincial exemption, pending the outcome of investigations.
“Candidates who were unable to write or complete one or more examination papers for reasons other than illness or death in the immediate family must submit a written report from the school principal to the Head of Assessment and Examinations.
“Result queries must be submitted for investigation within 30 days after the release of results.
“Candidates must ensure that their names and identity numbers are correctly reflected on their statements of results and report any required corrections to the Department before 14 February 2026.”
Documentary proof substantiating reasons for absenteeism must be submitted at the relevant centres of registration.
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