<Li> Level 2: 30 - 39% (Elementary achievement) </Li> <Li> Level 1: 0 - 29% (Not achieved - Fail) </Li> <P> Language compensation is described by several sources: </P> <P> "To the final mark is added the language compensation, which is 5% of the mark attained by the candidate for all non-language subjects, for candidates whose mother tongue is not English or Afrikaans . The 5% compensates learners for the disadvantage suffered by these candidates being instructed in a language that is not their mother tongue ." (Written reply to parliamentary question in 2011) </P>

What are the minimum requirements that have to be met to qualify for a nsc