Cape Town – The Western Cape Department of Education says matric pass percentages alone do not provide a full picture of educational progress.
The national and provincial pass rates for the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams are set to be announced on Monday, 13 January 2025.
In a statement, Provincial Education Minister David Maynier highlighted other key indicators, such as the number of bachelor’s passes achieved and the reduction of underperforming schools, as better measures of improved learning outcomes.
“While the percentage pass rate is an important indicator when assessing the matric results, we must also consider other indicators such as the quality and quantity of passes. This gives a far better picture of improving learning outcomes in the Western Cape.
“These indicators include the number of candidates achieving a bachelors pass, the number of candidates writing and passing, and reducing the number of underperforming schools,” said Maynier.
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He expressed hope to improve on the province’s 2023 overall pass rate of 81.5% and bachelor’s pass rate of 42.2%.
“We hope to improve our overall pass rate of 81.5% achieved in 2023 and our bachelors pass rate of 42.2% in 2023, and in both cases, we also hope to improve the number of candidates who achieved these results.”
In the 2023 matric exams, the WCED achieved the top Mathematics pass rate of 75.4% and the top Physical Science pass rate of 82.2%. Again, we would like to see improved results in these areas, but will also focus on the quality of passes for these subjects.
For learners who may not achieve their desired results, Maynier encouraged perseverance.
“While our matrics await their individual results, we urge them to remember that there are options for those candidates that did not achieve their desired results. We encourage all learners who did not pass their exams not to give up and to continue doing whatever they can to complete Grade 12.
“They can apply for a re-mark or re-check if they do not feel their results reflect their performance, or write the exams in June,” he said.
Maynier also said that support is available for matriculants who may feel disappointed with their results.
He said that they can approach “their school, which will put them in touch with the relevant officials in the district offices, or by phoning the Safe Schools Hotline on 0800 45 46 47”.
Western Cape learners can access their individual matric results on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, from 10:00, either at their schools or via the WCED website.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
