Dos Reis, KarenWilliams, Badrunessa2022-08-122024-05-032022-08-122024-05-032022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12442Magister Commercii - MComStudies conducted nationally found that students with Matric Accounting knowledge performed significantly better than students without it in universitylevel Accounting modules (Baard, Steenkamp and Kidd 2010; Papageorgiou 2017; Steenkamp, Baard and Frick 2009). However, the reality at South African universities is that Accounting as a school subject is not always a requirement to pursue BCom Accounting studies. This situation means that at certain universities, Accounting as a school subject is not taken into consideration for this degree, while this is the case at some universities.enAccounting educationGrade 12 AccountingHigher educationWestern CapeSouth African universityUniversity of the Western Cape