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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