2022 matric results
LIVE BLOG: 2021 matric pass rate is 76.4%, up 0.2% from 2020
Minister Angie Motshekga announces the results of the 2021 NSC final exams.
The IEB pass rate for the class of 2021 is 98.39%, slightly higher than the previous year's 98.06%.
The court application by AfriForum, Maroela Media and Anlé Spies – a 2021 matriculant – is asking the court to compel the department to continue with the release, arguing that the sudden change is both irrational and ill-informed.
Anie Spies writes that she has a clear right to have access to her matric results through other means other than the option to collect them from her school.
The Department of Basic Education is facing legal action over its sudden decision not to publish the latest matric results on media platforms.
The decades-long practice is now a thing of the past, with the Department of Basic Education citing the Protection of Personal Information Act.
Matric results will no longer be published in newspapers or online and South Africa is reacting.