JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 20: Education Minister Angie Motshega during the announcement of the Matric Results for the class of 2021 on January 20, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The matric class that wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate exams in 2021 had a 98.39% pass rate. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 20: Education Minister Angie Motshega during the announcement of the Matric Results for the class of 2021 on January 20, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The matric class that wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate exams in 2021 had a 98.39% pass rate. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
The Grade 12 students from the Class of 2021 encountered challenges like no other school year before them. After spending two academic years learning under COVID-19 restrictions, the fruits of their labour saw them improve on last year’s pass rate by 0.2% – here are all the other key developments:
On Wednesday, the first cohort of matric results were made public. The pass rate for IEB schools – made up of private and independent institutions – reached 98.39%, which was up slightly from last year.
Over 89% of the cohort achieved entry to degree study, compared to 88.41% in 2020.
These numbers aren’t usually replicated at a public level, however. The impact of COVID and subsequent lockdowns have had an enormous impact further down the chain, but that didn’t stop the Class of 2021 from improving on last year.
Some experts said the Class of 2021 will not be able to match the 76.2% pass rate recorded 12 months ago. Last year, two separate waves of COVID played havoc with the school schedule, following the chaos encountered in 2020.
But, regardless of the curveballs, our matriculants proved the doubters wrong. Kudos, guys!
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The matric results will also 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 sites and traditional newspapers