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% in 2010. The Northern … [Read more...] about Most provinces improve pass rates
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Matric pass rate improves to 70.2%
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% on 2010's pass rate of 67.8%. In … [Read more...] about Matric pass rate improves to 70.2%