{"id":214171,"date":"2022-01-20T20:46:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T18:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/free-state-leads-the-pack-with-85-7-pass-rate\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T20:46:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T18:46:35","slug":"free-state-leads-the-pack-with-85-7-pass-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/free-state-leads-the-pack-with-85-7-pass-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Free State leads the pack with 85.7% pass rate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Free State has recorded the highest number of learners who passed their 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, while Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal produced more candidates who are eligible to apply for a Bachelor’s degree programme at universities.<\/p>\n

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, revealed this during the much-awaited 2021 matric results announcement on Thursday evening.  <\/p>\n

The 2021 NSC examination results show that only one province achieved lower than the 70% pass rate, while five performed above 70%, and three attained above 80%.<\/p>\n

While COVID-19 may have impacted the academic programme, the Class of 2021 managed to bag an overall pass rate of 76.4% — an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the 2020 matric pass rate of 76.2%.<\/p>\n

The Free State clinched the number one spot for three years in a row after 85.7% of learners passed in the province \u2013 an improvement of 0.6% from 2020.<\/p>\n

The province is followed by Gauteng with 82.8%, Western Cape 81.2%, North West 78.2%, KwaZulu-Natal 76.8%, Mpumalanga 73.6%, Eastern Cape 73% and Northern Cape 71.4%.<\/p>\n

Limpopo is the only province that obtained less than 70%, with the pass rate sitting at 66.7%.   <\/p>\n

This information is based on the 897 163 candidates \u2013 an increase of 23.6% from 2020 – who sat for their exams last year. This is the largest cohort in history.<\/p>\n

Motshekga announced that Gauteng\u2019s Tshwane South is the leading district in terms of the number of passes, obtaining 89.3%.<\/p>\n

The second spot went to Motheo in the Free State, with an 87.9% pass rate, followed by Fezile Dabi in the Free State with 87.5%, Johannesburg West in Gauteng with 86.5%, while Ekurhuleni South in Gauteng and Metro-North in the Western Cape with 86.2% are tied in fifth place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to observe that among the 75 education districts in our country, 10 districts are in three provinces, four each in the Free State and Gauteng, and two from the Western Cape,\u201d Motshekga said, adding that the top 10 districts performed above 84%.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Minister praised the most rural provinces, namely the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, for producing a combined 121 312 or 47.4% Bachelor passes \u2013 an improvement of 26.6% from 2020.<\/p>\n

These three provinces also managed to accomplish 103 812 or 49% distinctions \u2013 up by 43.3% from 2020 and 88 072 or 49.6% Diploma passes from 23.1% in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of consistent and improved performance by our three most rural provinces clearly illustrates our resolve to provide what Professors Joseph Farrell and Ernesto Schiefelbein term in their longitudinal study of young people in Chile \u2018equality and equity of access, as well as the equality and equity of outcomes for all learners, irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounds (sic),\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the no-fee schools, which had a combined 354 476 Grade 12s, achieved 149 648 Bachelor passes \u2013 a rise of 29.5% from 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe significance of this is that the gap between the Bachelor passes produced by no-fee schools versus those produced by fee-paying schools have significantly and progressively increased from 2% in 2015 to 16% in 2020 and 24% in 2021,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is remarkable; hence, His Excellency President Ramaphosa, calls it a \u2018silent revolution\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top district level performances in all nine provinces:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25cf Eastern Cape – Buffalo City with 79% and ranked 32nd nationally. <\/p>\n

\u25cf Free State \u2013 Motheo with 87.9% and ranked second nationally. <\/p>\n

\u25cf Gauteng \u2013 Tshwane South with 89.3% and ranked first nationally.<\/p>\n

\u25cf KwaZulu-Natal \u2013 Ugu with 80.4% and ranked 23rd nationally.<\/p>\n

 \u25cf Limpopo \u2013 Capricorn South with 73.8% and ranked 51st nationally. <\/p>\n

\u25cf Mpumalanga \u2013 Ehlanzeni with 75.6% and ranked 43rd nationally.<\/p>\n

\u25cf North West – Bojanala Platinum with 81.6% and ranked 18th nationally. <\/p>\n

\u25cf Northern Cape \u2013 Namaqua with 81.2% and ranked 20th nationally.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Western Cape \u2013 Metro-North with 86.2% and ranked fifth nationally.  <\/p>\n

\u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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