PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the Matric Class of 2022 for outstanding individual and collective performances in the face of challenges arising from two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) announced the National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric results on Thursday evening.
Ramaphosa said the matric results announced by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga highlighted numerous advances in the basic education system, including an overall pass rate of 80.1 percent.
“The Class of 2022 deserves the congratulations and respect of the nation for rising above the challenges of COVID-19, loadshedding and a period of unrest,” said Ramaphosa.
“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.”
Ramaphosa added: “As much as we celebrate individual achievement, the Class of 2022 also constitutes a pass for our education system; it 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.”
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