Welcome to the National Department of Basic Education’s website. Here you will find information on, amongst others, the Curriculum, what to do if you’ve lost your matric certificate, links to previous Grade 12 exam papers for revision purposes and our contact details should you need to get in touch with us.
Whether you are a learner looking for study guides, a parent/guardian wanting a school for your child, a new teacher seeking employment or a researcher looking for education policies, we’ve taken great care to ensure that you can easily access the information on the website. Should you, however, not find what you’re looking for please send an email to info@dbe.gov.za and we will gladly assist.
Addresses
Physical Address
Department of Basic Education
222 Struben Street
Pretoria Central, Pretoria
0001
GPS Coordinates: 25.741790, 28.189212
Postal Address
Private Bag X895
Pretoria,
0001
Talk to us
Call Centre: 0800 202 933 | Callcentre@dbe.gov.za
Switchboard: 012 357 3000
Email: info@dbe.gov.za
Certification: 012 357 4511/3 | Certification@dbe.gov.za
Media Queries: media@dbe.gov.za
Website-related queries: webmaster@dbe.gov.za