Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the matric class of 2023 achieved a pass rate of 82.9%.
Free State retained its top position nationally, with a pass rate of 89.03%. The national matric pass rate is up by 2.8% from the 80.1% pass rate in 2022. A total of 715 719 full time and 182 056 part time candidates registered to sit for the 2023 NSC (National Senior Certificate) examinations. The NW has a pass rate of 81.6%, with Dr Kenneth Kaunda at 83.5%.
She said 282 894 qualified for university admission to bachelor studies, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng contributing the most passes.
She said 187 876 candidates passed with a diploma.
“It should be noted that, while the pass rate of the 2023 NSC exams in number is the second highest in the history of the NSC exams; when expressed as a percentage, the pass rate of the 2023 NSC exams, is the highest in the history of the NSC so far. Similarly, bachelor passes as well as passes with distinction produced by the class of 2023, stand out as the highest in the history of NSC exams,” Motshekga said.
The class of 2023 achieved 253 807 distinctions. KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Limpopo were the main contributors.
Bojanala (Rustenburg) achieved the best results in the province with Fields College the top school. Local schools, Schoonspruit, Wesvalia and Al Huda, also achieved a 100% pass rate. Curro Klerksdorp also boasts a 100% pass rate, for the IEB exams.
