{"id":1102,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:17:54","slug":"how-to-choose-subjects-at-the-end-of-grade-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/how-to-choose-subjects-at-the-end-of-grade-9\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Subjects at the End of Grade 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1102\" class=\"elementor elementor-1102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany families ask us how to pay for university after matric. The good news is that money is available, but the deadlines are early. NSFAS opens applications in the last months of the year, and most bank and company bursaries close even sooner.\n\nGather your documents first: ID copies, parent income proof and your latest school report.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Apply to more than one bursary and keep copies of everything you send.\n\n<cite>Lerato Molefe, Matric Programme Coordinator<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nAsk your school or our centre in Menlo Park to check your forms. A missing signature is the most common reason an application is turned down.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African maths tutor standing beside a chalkboard holding an open textbook, with clear empty board space on the l\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-a-south-african-maths-tutor-standing-beside-a-chal-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a high-school study desk with past exam paper booklets, highlighters, a scientific calculator and a mug, sho\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/education-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kennispunt-academy-close-up-of-a-high-school-study-desk-with-past-exa-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to look for bursaries<\/h4>\n\n<p>Start with NSFAS, then check the university you want to attend, since many have their own funds. Banks, mining companies and professional bodies also offer bursaries for strong Maths and Science learners. Make a list with the closing date of each one and tick them off as you apply.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing a good motivation letter<\/h4>\n\n<p>Keep the letter to one page. Say who you are, what you want to study and why. Mention your marks, your sport or community work, and your plan after graduating. Ask a teacher to read it before you send it, and check the spelling twice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many families ask us how to pay for university after matric. The good news is that money is available, but the deadlines are early. NSFAS opens applications in the last months of the year, and most bank and company bursaries close even sooner. 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