wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za Application for Issue of Certificates/Diplomas : Western Cape Education

Organization : Western Cape Education Department
Type of Facility : Application for Issue of Certificates/Diplomas
Country: South Africa
Website :  https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/application-issue-certificatesdiplomas

WCED Application for Issue of Certificates/Diplomas

The Western Cape Education Department: Examinations handles the issue of certificates/diplomas to clients residing in the Western Cape Province, regardless of the Education Department where you obtained your qualification.

Related : Online Senior Certificate Examination Registration Western Cape : www.statusin.org/7213.html

Applying for:
** Senior Certificates / National Senior Certificates
** Replacement Senior/Junior Certificate
** Replacement Teachers Diploma/Certificates
** Confirmation of results

How To Apply

Who to approach:
In person:
We are at:
2Nd Floor, Client Services, Grand Central Building,
Cnr Of Darling & Lower Parliament Street, Cape Town

By mail:
If you do not reside in the Cape Town area and are unable to visit the office in person, write to:
Western Cape Education Department, Directorate Examinations, Private Bag X9114, Cape Town, 8000

What you will need:
Application Form:
In addition to the items below, you will need to complete the Application Form available as follows

Affidavit:
All applications for duplicate certificates should be accompanied by a signed affidavit from the police station stating the whereabouts of the original certificate e.g. stolen.

Identity Documents

You will need to furnish a certified copy of your identity document. (This must be done by a commissioner of oaths) You can make a copy and have it certified either at a police station or at an attorney’s office where they should do it for free. Please remember to take the original along with you so that the commissioner of oaths can verify the copy.

School/College Name and Year of qualification:
You will also need to include the name of the school/college and province in which you obtained your qualification and the year.

Your Surname:
You will have to indicate your surname as at the time you wrote the examinations, especially if you are a woman and have married in the interim and changed your surname.

Administration fees

R 26 for confirmation of results

R 73 for the replacement of a Junior Certificates / Senior Certificates / National Senior Certificates / ABET level 4 Certificates / Technical certificate and Teachers Diplomas

You can either pay in cash – if you visit in person – or enclose a postal order to that amount (which you can get at the post office), a cheque for that amount or by means of electronic transfer.

Bank Details

The above fees can be deposited directly into the Department’s bank account, the details of which are:
Bank: Nedbank
Account Name: Provincial Government Of The Western Cape
Department Of Education
Account Type: Current Account
Account Number: 1452 045 089
Branch Name: Nedbank Corporate
Branch Code: 145 209
Reference: 15 Followed by your identity number
or exam number
or surname and initials

PS: All payments should be made out to The Provincial Government of the Western Cape: Department of Education.

Cheques, postal orders or copies of the deposit slips must accompany the application before any certificate will be issued.

What to expect:
When:
If you obtained your qualification before January 1992, the copy should be ready in 4-6 weeks.

If you matriculated after and including 1992, there is a longer waiting period as the certificate has to be requested from Pretoria – about 8 weeks or more.

How:
The Department will send the document to you by registered post or you can arrange to collect it yourself.

PS: If you reside overseas it would be more practical to arrange with a relative or a friend living in South Africa to apply on your behalf. (If this cannot be arranged, you will be liable for the overseas shipping costs)

For More Information Please Telephone: 021 467 2000