Matric
KZN, GP & WC Education MECs laud 2020's top-performing matrics
Education MECs across South Africa held ceremonies to congratulate the Class of 2020.
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‘I was expecting a bloodbath,’ says Motshekga as class of 2020 gets 76.2% pass rate
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the 2020 matric results on Monday, 22 February 2021; 76.2% of pupils who sat for the exam passed. #Matric2020
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Education council receives preliminary report into leaked matric exam papers
The Maths Paper 2, Physical Science and Life Sciences Exams were leaked just days apart last month.
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Close to 100,000 pupils across WC to write NSC exams
Exams kick off on Thursday and will conclude in mid-December. 95,427 pupils will partake in this year's examinations, compared to nearly 64,465 for the same session last year.
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Bail hearing of 6 men accused of murdering Andile Mbuthu postponed
Andile Mbuthu was kidnapped, assaulted and murdered in April after being accused of stealing alcohol from a tavern in the Othongathi area, north of Durban.
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Matric pupil relieved to go back to school, despite concerns over COVID-19
Schools have been closed for weeks now and matrics especially have been anxiously trying to keep up with the syllabus.
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Michael Jordaan: Matric is not enough to help our youth compete
'I'm very happy for the students who passed - but unfortunately, it seems that very few of them passed with the right kind of subjects that are needed for the future,' said Michael Jordaan, former FNB CEO and financier.
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'My good results must inspire other township children' - Orlando matriculant
EWN visited Orlando High School in the south of Johannesburg to find out what pupils thought of their matric results. The national matric pass rate is 81.3%, with the school achieving a 83% pass rate - up from 78% last year.
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GALLERY: The class of 2019's top achievers
The top achievers of the class of 2019 were recognised at the announcement of the pass rate by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.
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How SA's matric pass rate has changed between 2009-2019
In 10 years, the pass rate has increased by over 20 percentage points from the start to the end of the decade.
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Saheti matric pupil tops class despite cancer diagnosis
Antonio Aristides was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma in July but went on to achieve top marks.
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'Celebrate the effort' - Psychologist's advice to parents ahead of matric results
With matric results being released at midnight on 6 and 7 January 2020, EWN finds out how parents and extended families should act once matriculants receive their results.
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Keep your feelings in check - Psychologist's advice to parents ahead of matric results
With matric results being released on 7 and 8 January 2020, EWN looks at what parents and guardians can do during this period and how they can ease the tension facing their children.
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Sign up with EWN to get your matric results
The EWN matric portal is South Africa's go-to service to get the annual results online.
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[WATCH] How the WCED stores 800,000 matric exam papers
The vault is under strict security surveillance to ensure that there are no possible leakages or irregularities.
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[LISTEN] What to do if you did not do well in matric
Radio 702 Azania Mosaka speaks to Jan Badenhorst, the CEO of Skills Academy, about some options available for matric pupils who did not do well.
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#MatricResults2017 Distinctions: How SA’s provinces stack up
This word cloud graphic shows the subject - other than Life Orientation - in which the class of 2017 received the most distinctions in each province.
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[WATCH] Manenberg matriculant edges closer to her dreams
Kauthar Fortune, one of the top academic achievers in her year, hopes her marks will land her a bursary.
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Gauteng Education won’t tolerate underperforming schools
Gauteng's class of 2017 achieved an 85.1% pass rate and came second countrywide.
