MEC Chiloane: While Gauteng's matric pass rate improved, more still needs to be done
The province achieved an 85.4% matric pass rate for the class of 2023 - a 1% improvement from 2022’s results.
FILE: Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane. Picture: X/@Matomekopano
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that although there was an improvement in the province's matric pass rate, more still needed to be done.
Gauteng achieved an 85.4% pass rate, which was a one percent improvement from 2022.
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However, the province lost out on the number two spot to KwaZulu-Natal, which achieved an 86.4% pass rate.
On Friday, Chiloane and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi gifted the province's top achievers with bursaries at a celebratory event in Bryanston.
Chiloane said his department would take a hardened approach to improving 2024’s results.
“As a province, we’ve attended to a matter of schools that consistently performed below par. The issue of underperforming schools must also be resolved as 34 public and independent schools achieved less than 65%, compared to 53 last year. The next few days we will have an engagement with them to deal with those challenges.”