Rules

SARIE Matric Dance Dress of the Year: Here are your rules

  1. To enter, you must currently be in matric (Grade 12).
  2. You must also be a South African citizen. The Matric Dance must take place in 2025.
  3. You may be entered by someone else (your mum, friend, or anyone else).
  4. Enter with three different photos on matriekrok.sarie.com. Your photos must be in JPEG or PNG format, and they must be smaller than 6 MB. The photos must be portrait style and not landscape format. Photos with digital filters won’t be considered.
  5. Inskrywings maak oop op Maandag 1 September 2025 en sluit Sondag 16 November 2025 om 23:59. Geen laat inskrywings sal aanvaar word nie.
  6. 13 semi-finalists are selected: The judges choose 10, PLUS SARIE readers choose 3 by voting on matriekrok.sarie.com. matriculation.sarie.com to vote.
  7. SARIE-lesers kan vir hulle gunstelingrok van 1 September tot 16 November 2025 stem. Die top 10 finaliste word op matriculation.sarie.com and SARIE.com announced on December 10. A maximum of one vote per voter is allowed per day.
  8. No computerised or automated votes (“bots”) will be taken into consideration.
  9. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash. The winner, selected by the judges and SARIE reader votes, will be featured in SARIE’s January/February issue.
  10. The judges’ decision is final and no further communication will take place.
  11. Please note: An administration fee of R100 per entry is payable.
  12. All terms and conditions apply. Read more about them here: https://www.24.com/gebruikersvoorwaardes/