The Amended Senior Certificate is for all adults 21 years and older and by exception, out of school youth 18-21 years old who could not complete their school education.

The purpose of the Amended Senior Certificate is to give adult learners access to matric. The ASC is the equivalent of a matric certificate and affords adult learners the same opportunities as matric would. Another reason to take on the Amended Senior Certificate is to improve your final matric results.

The following learners qualify for admission to the Amended Senior Certificate:

1. Adult learners who are 21 years and older who have:
   1. A General Education and Training Certificate (GETC): or
   2. A Grade 9 school report (or the old standard seven), stating that they have passed Grade 9 or Standard 7; or
   3. A recognised equivalent qualification obtained at NQF Level 1 which requires two official languages.
2. Adult learners who are 21 years and older with an incomplete Senior Certificate qualification.
3. Only in exceptional cases, out of school youth, who are 18-21 years old and who could not complete their school education due to circumstances beyond their control, as verified by the Head of Department in the Provincial Education Department.

If you successfully complete this qualification, you would have gained the knowledge and access to:

• Entry to higher learning institutions.
• Knowledge, skills and values necessary for self-fulfillment and meaningful participation in society as citizens of a free country.
• Internships that will give you the skills you need for the workplace.
• Entry level jobs which only require the Amended Senior Certificate.