The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2023 matric year. Image via Adobe Stock
Matric results week: When EXACTLY will results be released?
The wait is finally over for the 900 000 matric pupils who sat down for the National Senior Certificate Examinations
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has published the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2023 matric year. Image via Adobe Stock
It’s crunch week for the Department of Basic Education as it prepares to release the results for the 2021 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examincations. More than 900 000 matric pupils are believed to have sat down for their final exams in October/November 2021.
The long wait is finally over for the Class of 2021: Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga is scheduled to announce the outcome of the matric results on Thursday, 20 January 2022. Matriculants will then be allowed to fetch their official statements the next day at their schools.
In addition, the minister will likely also shed some light on certain aspects of the results, including the country’s top performing matriculants, the total pass rate as well as the best and worst performing schools.
MATRIC RESULTS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT
Quality assurance body Umalusi has already given the 2021 matric exam results its stamp of approval, paving the way for their release.
“Having studied all the evidence presented, the executive committee of the Umalusi Council, noted that apart from some examination irregularities identified during the writing and marking of the examinations, there were no systemic irregularities reported that compromised the credibility and integrity of the November 2021 NSC examinations as a whole,” said Umalusi Council chairperson, Professor Jimmy Volmink on Tuesday, 18 January.
In light of a recent court judgement, the matric results will be published on various media platforms. The High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of Afriforum, which had challenged the department’s decision to no longer publish the matric exam results in the media, including online and newspapers, citing the recently introduced Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
“It has indeed become clear that the fluidity and uncertainty caused by Covid-19 will remain with us for the foreseeable future, therefore we cannot wish it away. However, we can be innovative in how we navigate the ‘new normal’. Thus all stakeholders in education need to find ways to still do their work effectively and efficiently despite the pandemic.”
Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi
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