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IEB records 98.31% pass rate in 2025 matric exams
Nearly nine in 10 of Grade 12 learners who wrote examinations administered by the Independent Examinations Board qualified to study for a university degree
Education movements slam high dropout rate for matric class of 2024
The Zero Dropout Campaign has cautioned that the department of basic education should take heed of ‘early warning signs’ to assist learners
Education department gets green light to release matric results
But the quality assurer remains concerned about cheating and an increase in ‘problematic’ questions flagged by the department of high education
Class of 2022 records 80.1% pass rate
Second highest rate in history of the National Senior Certificate exams and all provinces saw an improvement, with none scoring below 70%
IEB candidates slay 2022 matric year with 98.4% pass rate
The class of 2022 showed resilience and determination after two disrupted years in grades 10 and 11 because of Covid-19
Umalusi clears release of matric results on Thursday
The education body says the credibility of the 2022 matric results was not compromised, despite instances of cheating and disruptions caused by protests
Leaked papers may lead to learners losing their matric certificates
Umalusi has approved the release of the 2020 matric results saying that it did not find systemic irregularities that compromised the exam
Vandals and storms damage schools, says education department
Learners will be moved to other schools and into mobile classrooms
Department of basic education edges closer to releasing matric results
The basic education department has said that it is almost done with the marking process and that the capturing of marks is in progress.
Death and anxiety rife at matric marking centres as schools reopening delayed
Education department delays 2021 academic year as the Covid-19 death and infection rates rise rapidly, but assures 2020 matrics that results will be released on time
Exam rewrite court case disadvantaged the class of 2020
The education body Umalusi was correct in calling for swift and decisive action after two exam paper leaks were discovered. Instead, the decision to rewrite the exams was…
‘Decision not to rewrite has caused a crisis,’ says basic education head
The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams
‘No national matric rewrite’, says court
This follows an urgent application by individual learners and Sadtu, who wanted the court to set aside a decision by the department for a rewrite of two leaked matric exam papers
Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside
The Pretoria high court will rule tomorrow on the case of a rewrite of two matric exam papers that were leaked, after learners and a teachers union challenged the decision in court
Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite
The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked…