matric class of 2022 results

The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2022 matric year. Image: DBE.

Matric results 2022: Here are the best-performing provinces

KZN had the third-best matric pass rate, but it was the province with the most improvement with an increase of 6.2%. Here’s how it compares to other provinces.

matric class of 2022 results

The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate (NSC) results for the 2022 matric year. Image: DBE.

The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced the matric results for the class of 2022 at the Mosaiek Church in Randburg on Thursday evening, 19 January. All nine provincial heads of education were in attendance to hear the results.

READ: BREAKING NEWS: All the latest news alerts from around South Africa

MATRIC RESULTS FOR 2022

The Department of Basic Education said 920 634 learners enrolled to write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination, including 168 631 part-time candidates. The class of 2022 was the largest cohort of matric candidates to date.

The official pass rate for the class of 2022 was 80.1%, up from 76.4% in 2021. Motshekga was pleased to announce that all provinces had pass rates above the 70% mark.

As per tradition, the education minister highlighted the best-performing provinces.

READ: Matric results 2022: Pass rate increases by 3.9% – Here’s how it compares to the last decade

PROVINCIAL PERFORMANCE

  1. Free State was the best-performing province with an 88.5% pass rate – improving by 2,8% from 2021.
  2. Gauteng came in second with 84.4% – improving by 1.6% from 2021.
  3. KwaZulu-Natal was third with 83% – it improved by 6.2% from 2021.
  4. Western Cape came fourth place 81,4% – the province improved by 0.2%.
  5. North West was fifth with 79.8% – it improved by 1,6 from 2021.
  6. Eastern Cape was sixth at 77.3% – an improvement of 4,3% from 2021.
  7. Mpumalanga achieved seventh place with 76.8% – an improvement of 3,2% from 2021.
  8. Northern Cape finished second last with 74.2% – it had an improvement of 2,8% from 2021.
  9. Limpopo finished ninth with 72.1% – it improved by 5,4%.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES BY STORM SIMPSON

READ: