Pretoria – Hard work and dedication are key when it comes to acing your matric exams, some of the top performing learners in the 2011 National Senior Certificate exams said on Wednesday. The country’s best performing learner, 18-year-old Western Cape learner Ashraf Moolla attributed his success to hard work. “I have just worked hard with [...]
Most provinces improve pass rates
5 January 2012 by
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced that most provinces in the country have achieved improved matric pass rates. Only three out of the nine provinces achieved lower matric pass rates, namely the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape. The Eastern Cape achieved the lowest pass rate with 58.1% down from 58.3% [...]
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Zuma hails matric pass rate
5 January 2012 by
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has hailed the 70.2% matric pass rate, saying it is a step in the right direction. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the pass rate, which is an improvement from last year’s 67.8%, in Pretoria earlier this evening. In a statement, the President said he was pleased by a steady [...]
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Matric pass rate improves to 70.2%
5 January 2012 by
Pretoria – Around 70.2% of the matriculants who sat for the 2011 National Senior Certificate examinations last year passed their exams. “I am pleased to announce that the national pass rate for the Class of 2011 is 70.2%,” Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Wednesday evening. The pass rate represents an increase of 2.4% [...]
2011 Matric Results – IFP Cautiously Optimistic
5 January 2012 by
The IFP has welcomed the 2011 National Senior Certificate examination results, stating that the overall pass rate of 70.2% is very encouraging, but added that it remained questionable as to whether the improved results translate into tangible growth and advancement in South Africa’s schooling system. The IFP also extended its congratulations to the students who [...]
Urgent Action Needed to Improve Embarrassing Matric Pass Rate
5 January 2012 by
The Inkatha Freedom Party is calling for urgent action from the KwaZulu Natal MEC for Education in order to improve the Provincial Pass rate, which dropped by 2,4% from 2010. “The MEC needs to launch immediate investigations into those schools that performed badly. Emergency remedy that will accommodate both teachers and learners is needed especially [...]
Well done IEB Class of 2011
5 January 2012 by
Johannesburg – With more than 40 Gauteng private school matriculants performing excellently in last year’s IEB examinations, it is clear that the province is home to top achievers, says Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane. The premier on Wednesday congratulated learners from private schools in Gauteng for once again being top performers among private schools in the [...]
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Second shot at matric for adults
31 October 2011 by
Pretoria – Adults who want to get their matric certificate have only one day left to register to write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has called on adults who are 21 years and older, who have obtained at least a Grade 9 [old Standard 7] or ABET Level 4, [...]
Supplementary Eam Results Released
7 May 2011 by
Pretoria – Learners who wrote supplementary exams after the National Senior Certificate Grade 12 examinations in 2010 can collect their results from schools next Monday. Basic Education spokesperson Granville Whittle said the results will be dispatched today to schools and advised learners to collect them from 9 May at the examination centres where they wrote [...]
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