Free State retains top spot in SA after recording highest matric pass rate, once again
The class of 2023 secured a national pass rate of 82.9% - the highest recorded since the dawn of democracy.
FILE: A matric pupil in class. Picture: Department of Basic Education/X
JOHANNESBURG - The Free State has retained its number one spot, with the highest recorded matric pass rate for several consecutive years.
On Thursday night, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga revealed that the class of 2023 in the country recorded the highest matric pass rate since the dawn of democracy, clinching 82.9% overall.
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Motshekga released the results of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in Randburg.
While the Free State retained its top spot for the province with the highest matric pass rate for 2023, with 89.03%, the biggest improvement came from Limpopo.
South Africa’s northern province secured a pass rate of 79.5%, an increase of 7.4% from 2022.
However, Limpopo wasn’t the biggest surprise of the evening, as Motshekga explained: “The second province, for me, it was a surprise, is KwaZulu-Natal.”
KwaZulu-Natal, making up 25% of the overall national percentage, managed to secure the second spot, knocking Gauteng off second place by a mere 1%.
The national pass rate for the Class of 2023 is 82.9% which is an increase of 2.8% from the 80.1% in 2022!
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) January 18, 2024
Below is how provinces performed 👇#MatricResults2023 #MatricResults pic.twitter.com/IF6wqc6GMi