Schools with 0% matric pass rate increase to 12 in 2018
Forty schools in KwaZulu-Natal obtained a 0-20% pass rate, 17 in the Eastern Cape, 23 in Limpopo, two in Mpumalanga, one in the North West and two in the Western Cape.
JOHANNESBURG - Twelve schools across South Africa have recorded a 0% matric pass rate for 2018. This is up from nine in 2017.
A total of 624,733 pupils sat for their exams last year at 6,888 schools/examination centres, with over 400,000 passing.
The class of 2018 achieved a pass rate of 78.2%, the second highest overall pass rate in the country since 1994.
Gauteng achieved the highest provincial pass rate ay 87.9%, while Limpopo achieved the lowest at 69.4%.
#MatricResults2018 This is the matric pass rate from 2015 - 2018 https://t.co/VIA46XQSXB pic.twitter.com/0x80Fpf0nr
— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) January 3, 2019
#MatricResults2018 #Matric2018 pass rates per province. The Eastern Cape recorded the highest improvement (5.6%) reaching 70.6%. https://t.co/VIA46XQSXB pic.twitter.com/pmwAB1AfQB
— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) January 3, 2019
Forty schools in KwaZulu-Natal obtained a 0-20% pass rate, 17 in the Eastern Cape, 23 in Limpopo, two in Mpumalanga, one in the North West and two in the Western Cape.
These are the 12 0% pass rate schools:
#MatricResults2018 12 schools in SA achieved a 0% pass rate in 2018. This is up from 9 in 2017. pic.twitter.com/JFuauApOP3
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 4, 2019