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The day all 2023 matriculants were waiting for has come and gone, but there’s still some consternation over what South Africa’s ‘real’ matric pass rate is. In one corner you have the Department of Basic Education (DBE) applauding a matric pass rate of 82.9%. While, in the other corner, you have critics from the DA saying South Africa’s ‘real’ matric pass rate is far lower. The rationale being, you need to take into account all the students who have dropped out over the years and who didn’t even make it to matric, reports Business Tech. If you do that, says the DA, South Africa’s ‘real’ matric pass rate is closer 55%. However, doom and gloom aside, the official matric class of 2023 – 82.9% – did manage to improve upon the previous year’s pass rate.

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