Lost Matric Certificate
About applying for replacement certificate: change of status
If you wrote matric in more than one examination sitting and you want to combine your credits to qualify for a National Senior Certificate, Senior Certificate or General Education and Training Certificate you must apply for replacement certificate: change of status. The department does not automatically combine your credits, unless you wrote a supplementary exam.
You can apply for a confirmation letter while you are waiting your certificate.
The fee for a confirmation letter is R45-00.