{"id":76687,"date":"2015-01-06T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T06:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=76687"},"modified":"2015-01-06T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T06:59:31","slug":"matric-results-online-or-via-sms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/76687\/matric-results-online-or-via-sms\/","title":{"rendered":"Matric results online or via SMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of sites and news services have provided ways for 2014&#8217;s matric students to access their results online or via SMS.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced at the briefing on Monday (5 January 2015) that the matric pass rate for 2014 was 75.8%.<\/p>\n<p>The full results for each student were released today (6 January) and have been made available.<\/p>\n<p>The following online publications have promised to have the results on their respective Matric results portals as soon as they are released on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/matric.ewn.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">EWN Matric portal<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enca.com\/matricresults\" target=\"_blank\">ENCA Matric results 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>IOL (for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/matric2014.iolmobile.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">mobile<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/matric2014.iol.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">desktop<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Matric results via SMS<\/h3>\n<p>Those who would prefer to have their results sent to them may subscribe to SMS services from IOL or the SABC, or WeChat\u2019s matric portal.<\/p>\n<p>To get Matric results from WeChat, users must add the <strong><em>SAMatricPortal<\/em> WeChat ID<\/strong>, register with their exam number and then follow the on-screen instructions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll get a WeChat message on 6 Jan (7 Jan for WC) to let you know that your results are available,\u201d WeChat said.<\/p>\n<p>There are also SMS-based notification services available from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IOL \u2014 send the word matric and your exam number to <strong>45479<\/strong> (SMS costs R1.50); and<\/li>\n<li>SABC \u2014 send your ID number, followed by your exam number to <strong>35658<\/strong> (SMS costs R3), or via the <strong>*120*35658#<\/strong> USSD menu (network premium USSD rates apply).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on matrics<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to SA\u2019s \u2018real\u2019 matric pass rate: 42%\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/76561\/sas-real-matric-pass-rate-41\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SA\u2019s \u2018real\u2019 matric pass rate: 42%<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Matric pass rate expected to drop: report\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/76531\/matric-pass-rate-expected-to-drop-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Matric pass rate expected to drop: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Matric exam probe finds irregularities\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/65460\/matric-exam-probe-finds-irregularities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Matric exam probe finds irregularities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Changes for SA matric pass mark?\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/64734\/changes-for-sa-matric-pass-mark\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Changes for SA matric pass mark?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of sites and news services have provided ways for 2014&#8217;s matric students to access their results online or via SMS. 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