Parents must help learners with Grade 9 subject choices for matric - Expert 2 April 2021 8:53 AM Share This: The Independent Institute of Education head of programme Natasha Madhav says the decision must be made sooner rather than later. span style "font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" In a few monthsâ time, Grade Nine learners will be required to make important decisions about which combination of subjects they will be pursuing through to their final Matric exams. This is an important first milestone on the road to building a career, an education expert says, adding that while the decision would normally be left until later in the year, the world has changed so dramatically that Grade Nines should start thinking about this significant decision sooner rather than later.