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In South Africa, matriculation (or matric) is the final year of high school and the qualification received on graduating from high school, and the minimum university entrance requirements. The first formal examination was conducted in South Africa under the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1858. [1]
Some home schools and private schools offer the option to complete an additional year after grade 12, sometimes known as grade 13 or "post-matric". The South African governmental school system does not have a grade 13 yet, but it forms part of non-South African curriculums that are sometimes followed by private schools in South Africa. [16]
It oversees universities and other post-secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma , when the former Department of Education was divided. The political head of the department is the Minister of Higher Education and Training ; as of February 2018 [update] this is Naledi Pandor .
By mid-2007, the South African public education system had 12,3 million learners, 387.000 educators and about 26.592 schools, including 400 special-needs schools and 1.098 registered private schools. Of all schools, 6.000 were secondary schools (grades eight to 12) and the rest were primary schools (grades one to seven).
Issuing visas for visitors to South Africa (although visa applications pass through embassies or consulates which are part of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation). Managing immigration to South Africa and naturalisation of permanent immigrants. Handling refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa.
The Settlers High School; Sinenjongo High School; Siphephele High School; Soshanguve High School; Springs Boys' High School; St Mark's College, Jane Furse; St. Patrick's Christian Brothers' College, Kimberley; Stanger Manor Secondary School; Stanger Secondary School; Stellenberg High School; Sutherland High School, Centurion
The education system in South Africa comprises three levels: primary education, secondary education, and higher education. Secondary schools include both junior high school and senior high school. [2] Higher education is divided into two parts: vocational education and university education. [3]
The South African College Schools (colloquially often known as “SACS”) is a public English medium primary and high education institution situated in Newlands – part of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Founded in 1829, [1] it is the oldest continuously run school in South Africa.