The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has announced the release date for the matric results of the class of 2025, an important update for thousands of IEB learners across South Africa.
The 2025 IEB matric exams started on Tuesday, 10 September 2024, with most of the exams conducted in October and November. The final exam, the Agricultural Management Practice paper, was written on Thursday, 28 November 2024.
When IEB Matric Exams Results Will Be Released
The IEB confirmed that the 2025 IEB matric results for the November 2025 examination period will be released to candidates on 12 January 2026 at 1pm.
Umalusi has given their approval for the results to be released and has judged the exams to have been administered fairly.
Should candidates be unsatisfied with their matric results, they are able to request a re-mark with applications closing on 30 January 2026. These IEB matric re-mark results will then be released on 4 March 2026.
Candidates can apply for a matric rewrite with the next rewrite opportunity being in May/June 2026. Applications for the May 2025 matric exam rewrite will be open from 4 March until 14 March.
How To Check Your IEB Matric Results
Firstly, the IEB will forward the final Matric results to schools and they will then pass on the results to their candidates.
You can then view it in the following ways:
- Pupils will be able to find their results online using the IEB website when they are released.
- Results can also be accessed via SMS, using the following options:
- If the IEB has been provided with your cellphone number, your results will automatically be sent to the number provided.
- You can register by SMS by sending an SMS to 35135.
- The SMS should read: Results (your examination number) (your DOB yyyymmdd)
- You will then receive a message notifying you that the registration has been
successful and you will receive your results when they are released.
As for your certificate/statement of results that is released by UMALUSI, they will be sent to your school in April after the Matric results release.
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