{"id":46996,"date":"2024-02-09T06:02:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T04:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/second-chance-for-matrics-register-now-20240205-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T06:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T04:02:48","slug":"second-chance-for-matrics-register-now-20240205-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/second-chance-for-matrics-register-now-20240205-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Second chance for matrics &#8211; register now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Cape Education Department encourages all learners who did not achieve their desired results in the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) to apply to write the May\/June NSC this year. There are only four days left until registration closes on Friday, 9 February.<\/p>\n<p>This is a wonderful opportunity to obtain one\u2019s NSC and it should not be missed. 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