/ 26 February 2021

Matrics fail at critical subjects

Teachers Should Write Matric Exams To Boost Their Subject Knowledge
Against all odds, Eastern Cape’s 2023 grade 12 learners have improved their matric pass rate to an unheard of 81.4%, from 77.3% in 2022.

The basic education minister talks of quality passes achieved by the class of 2020, but a closer look at the results tells a different story

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