Matrics get pass rate of 78.2 percent
Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced that the 2013 matric pass rate is 78.2 percent. KZN has achieved a pass rate of 77.4%
In 2012 it was 73.9 percent
"The standard of our question papers has improved significantly and is comparable to most international bodies," Motshekga said.
In 2009, when Motshekga took over as minister, the pass rate was 60.6 percent. It has climbed steadily since then.
A total of 30.6 percent of matrics obtained bachelor's passes.
There were a total of 562,112 full-time pupils.
Every province, except the Northern Cape, improved its pass rate compared to 2012.
The Free State was the top performing province, increasing its pass rate from 81.1 percent in 2012 to 87.4 in 2013.
The results for the other provinces, for 2012 and 2013, are as follows:
Western Cape: 82.8 percent and 85.1 percent,
Eastern Cape: 61.4 percent and 64.9 percent,
Limpopo: 66.9 percent and 71.8 percent. It had a 48 percent pass rate in 2009.
Northern Cape: 74.6 percent and 74.5 percent,
KwaZulu-Natal: 73.1 percent and 77.4 percent,
Mpumalanga: 70 percent and 77.6 percent,
Gauteng: 83.9 percent and 87 percent,
North West: 79.5 percent and 87.2 percent.
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- Sapa