Ramaphosa hails 2022 matrics as 'a beacon for hopeful future'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the class of 2022 on their exam results amid various challenges, including two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga delivered national results in Randburg on Thursday evening.
The class of 2022 received an overall pass rate of 80.1 percent, a 3% improvement on the previous year.
Motshekga highlighted numerous advances in the basic education system, including the increase of just under nine percent, compared to 2021, in the number of pupils qualifying for Bachelor studies, 77.2 percent pass rate among candidates from no-fee schools and a 91.5% pass rate at independent schools.
The overall pass rate accounts for nearly two-thirds of distinctions have been achieved by female candidates, as evidence of growing gender equity in education, and a 10 percent increase in the number of female candidates obtaining Bachelor passes.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Ramaphosa believes the class of 2022 deserves respect for rising above the challenges of Covid-19, load shedding and unrest.
"We must all work together to build a society where learners are not measured only by their resilience in testing times but where they can fulfil their potential in conducive conditions.
"The class of 2022 has through its commendable performance made our future more hopeful; a future in which this generation of young South Africans will take our country to new heights."
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Magwenya says the exam results constitutes a pass for the country's education system.
“As much as we celebrate individual achievement, the class of 2022 vindicates the extensive and unwavering investment we have made in education during nearly 30 years of freedom.
“We owe the achievements of 2022 to the diligence of learners alongside the commitment and support of teachers, who also endured the challenges of the year, as well as education officials.
“For the relatively small proportion of unsuccessful candidates, this is not the end of the road; you can pick yourself up and take advantage of a number of options that will empower you to continue your journey to success.”
