2013 matric results
D-day for matric supp registration
Today is the last day pupils from the 2013 matric class have to register for their supplementary exams.
Prospective students have been warned to do their homework before enrolling at private colleges.
Minister Blade Nzimande say it's offensive for the DA to call for an audit of the matric results.
The department recorded a 59 percent pass rate for 2013, down from 79,2 percent in 2012.
Sadag has been inundated with calls from matriculants who failed their exams.
Western Cape universities will not accept late admissions under any circumstances.
Education officials say many matrics in gang-riddled areas passed despite the violence.
Universities across SA have been inundated with thousands of applications for first-year studies.
Opposition parties, education experts and the public are questioning the credibility of the pass rate.
Intlanganiso Secondary School pupil Chumisa Matiwane is hoping to become a chartered accountant.
The school is now listed as one of the underperforming schools in the Western Cape.
The Western Cape achieved an 85,1 percent matric pass rate for 2013.
EWN caught up with a few matriculants as they shared their results with their parents.
While the class of 2013 performed well, the number of pupils dropping out remains a concern.
Angie Motshekga yesterday announced that 78,2 percent of grade 12 learners passed the 2013 matric exams.
More than 700,000 pupils wrote the National Senior Certificate exams in 2013.
Prof Jonathan Jansen has warned that the pass rate is deceptive.
NGO Section 27 says the education crisis in SA won’t be solved anytime soon.
The national matric pass rate is expected to highlight incongruences between private and public schools.