The national pass rate for the 2014 matric exams dropped to 75.8%, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Monday. The past rate in 2013 was 78.2%, Motshekga announced in Johannesburg, admitting her disappointment. Gauteng was the top performing province, with a pass rate of 84.7%, down from 87% in 2013. The worst performing province was the Eastern Cape, which got 65.4%, an improvement of 0.5% points in comparison to 2013. The provincial results are as follows: Eastern Cape: 65.4% from 64.9% KwaZulu-Natal: 69.7% down from 77.4% Limpopo: 72.9 up from 71.8% Northern Cape: 76.4% from 74.5% Mpumalanga: 79% from 77.6% Western Cape: 82.8% down from 85.1% Gauteng: 84.7 down from 87% North West: 84.6% down from 87.2% Free State: 82.3 down from 87.4% She applauded the education districts for their excellent performance in the 2014 matric exams. However, there is still much more work that needs to be done, she said. A total of 688 660 candidates registered to write the examination in 2014, of which over 550 000 were full time candidates and over 138 000 were part time candidates.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:32:47 +0000
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