Grade 1s in South Africa can't work out 4 minus 1
Experts are warning that the positive spin on South Africa's latest matric results in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is ignoring the overall devastating impact the last two years have had on younger learners.
A lot of the recent focus has...
South Africa's real matric pass rate — 53%
The "real" matric pass rate of the class of 2021 is 53% — substantially worse than the official figure given by basic education minister Angie Motshekga.
On Thursday evening, Motshekga announced that the pass rate of 2021's matrics was 76.4%, up...
The 2021 matric pass rate is 76.4%
South Africa's official matric pass rate for 2021 is 76.4%, a marginal increase from the 76.2% pass rate of 2020.
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced the results on Thursday, 20 January 2022.
Where to get the 2021 matric results
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will announce the 2021 national examination results at 18:00 on Thursday, and individual candidate results will be made available at exam centres the following day.
The 2021 matric exams commenced on 27 October...
Thank you fibre broadband — private schools get 98.39% matric pass rate
Despite massive disruption to their Grade 11 and Grade 12 academic years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021's private school matrics achieved a higher pass rate than in 2020.
The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has...
Matric exam results get green light
The Pretoria High Court has ruled that the Department of Basic Education should continue publishing the matric results on public platforms, including newspapers and online.
The Department of Basic Education says that it will abide by the North Gauteng High...
End South Africa’s 30% matric pass mark
It is time to end the ability to pass matric subjects with a 30% mark, One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has said.
One South Africa launched a petition calling on basic education minister Angie Motshekga to increase the matric pass mark to 50% —...
Matric pass marks explained — when 30% isn't good enough
Even though the Department of Basic Education announces a single matric pass rate every year, it has explained there isn’t one common pass mark in South Africa.
Basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga told eNCA that South Africa has...