The class of 2011 has achieved a 70.2% matric pass rate — up from 67.8% in 2010, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced.
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/ 30 December 2011
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/ 28 January 2011
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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has described the matric pass rate of 67,8% as a "significant achievement".
More than 67% of matrics passed last year’s exams — up from 60,7% in 2009, the basic education ministry announced in Pretoria on Thursday.
With a 98,38% pass rate, the Independent Examinations Board final (IEB) exams will see thousands of pupils entering university on a sure footing.
Primarashni Gower says there is great concern about
the date grade 12 results will be made known.