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St John’s College celebrates 100% matric pass rate

Forty-two percent of St John’s matriculants achieved four or more distinctions and 124 secured a bachelor’s pass

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. (Photo: Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

‘You’ve done it!’

Record-breaking matric results: SA youth are overcoming adversity

Many grade 12 learners do not cope with the pressures of preparing for the matric exams

2021 matrics set new record with a pass rate of 76.4%

Most bachelor passes and distinctions in the class of came from female learners

Maths and physical science pass rates show a decline, even after leaked papers

Home languages have remained steady, with a 90% pass mark, but other critical subjects have declined slightly

Many grade 12 learners do not cope with the pressures of preparing for the matric exams

A message to the Class of 2020: You are equal to this challenge

Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown…

The Matric pass rate is steadily improving.
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2019 pass rate: A milestone for the country’s education system

ECD is the key for better results in matric

Students at Mokgoma Matlala Secondary School, says it is tough to focus on studying when his school has no water. (Delwyn Verasamy)

The grim reality of education: The poor get poorer schooling

Attention has been given to democratic South Africa’s first matric pass rate of more than 80%, but the reality is that schools with a 0% pass rate still exist

(Graphic by John McCann/M&G)

Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding

The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify

Thousands of jubilant matriculants will be celebrating the end of 12 years of secondary schooling.

Matric pass rate hides failures

Performance in critical subjects is declining and the number of passes at 30% is a sign of the shortage

Nearly 800 000 learners sat for the national senior certificate in 2019. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Matric class hits 80% pass mark for the first time

With an 81.3% pass rate, the 2019 class has shown improvement, even in provinces with traditionally poor results

Quality assurer Umalusi said it found no discrepancies during its evaluation of the 2024 NSC examinations

Slight decline in IEB matric pass rate

Private schools writing IEB exams obtained a 98.82% pass rate, a fractional decrease from last year

A number of skills are in short supply in the country. The artisan industry is one of them.

Matrics don’t need a degree to get a job

Artisans are in short supply and colleges and apprenticeships are a viable alternative to a university qualification

To measure someone on what happens between the start and end of November of their matric year

Matric is not the be-all and end-all of achieving one’s potential

Every year a flurry of suicides occur after matric results are announced. We need to help our children to put things in perspective

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Provinces push for matric passes

This week, Bongekile Macupe looks at the provinces’ motivations for the excess workload put on matric students

(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Faction fights in KZN turn school playgrounds into battlefields

Long-standing feuds between adults are playing out at schools, with the violence forcing them to be closed for long periods