Matrics: Don’t Delay Get Your Higher Education Applications Out Of The Way THE FOCUS OF GRADE 12S IS NOW FIRMLY ON THE FINAL 2020 MATRIC EXAMS.
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ut they should also take some time to finalise their Higher Education plans for next year, as the clock is ticking on closing dates for applications. “Matrics cannot wait until they receive their results – currently scheduled for release on February 23 next year - before applying, as this will most likely mean they miss out on a space at their institution and for their qualification of choice as deadlines at many institutions are still in place,” says Peter Kriel, General Manager at The Independent Institute of Education, SA’s largest and most accredited private higher education institution.
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“Beyond a later start to the higher education academic year it is still not clear what else higher education will need to do in response to COVID-19 in 2021, but so many lessons have been learned that most institutions are feeling confident about navigating the year ahead,” he says. Kriel says the deadline for enrolments at many public and private institutions is less than a month away, so Matrics should be investigating their options and send in their applications without delay. “Particularly for full-time, contact undergraduate programmes, where there is much competition for a limited amount of space,
