NYAKALLO TEFU
BASIC Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced the matric results for the 2020 cohort, with the group achieving a pass rate of 76.2%.
This is a drop of 5.1 percentage points compared to the 2019 matric pass rate (81.3%). A total of 607,226 candidates entered for the November 2020 NSC examination, while a total of 578,468 students sat and wrote the exams.
“The overall pass rate, including progressed learners, is at 76.2%, which is a drop of 5.1%. As much as we have a drop, I am really grateful to all South Africans for helping us because I was expecting a blood bath,” said Motshekga, congratulating the ‘astonishing’ matric performance despite the devastation brought on the world by the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
“We also wish to commend all learners, teachers, Senior Management Teams, support staff, parents and our officials for the resilience they have shown in braving the
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