WATCH: Matrics celebrate their results

Matricultants from local schools were excited to receive the results of their final examinations today.

January 5, 2017

Lauren Walford 1 minute read

Glenwood High School's Nkosi Mkhize achieved three As, Matthew De Klerk achieved seven As and Trevor Chinyanga achieved six As.

EXCITED matriculants from local schools flocked to get their final examination results on Thursday morning.

There was a marked increase in the overall pass rate for candidates who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations from 70.4 per cent in 2015 to 76.2 per cent in 2016.

This figure excludes repeaters or those learners who had either failed Grade 11 twice or were over-aged but were allowed to progress to Grade 12.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshega said, however, with the progressed learners included, the 2016 NSC overall pass rate stands at 72.5 per cent, which represents 442 672 candidates who have passed, the second largest in history.

“The number of learners qualifying for admission to Bachelor studies is 162 374, the number passes with a Diploma is 179 619, the number of passes with Higher Certificates is 100 486, and the number of passes with NSC is 68,” she said.

Motshega said in 2016, a total of 158 160 distinctions were achieved. In the 12 key subjects, including Mathematics, Physical Science, Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, among others, the total number of distinctions increased to 65 154 in 2016, from 63 348 in 2015.

The results also show significant increase in the number of distinctions obtained in the gateway subjects of Accounting, Mathematics and Physical Science where 6 576 distinctions in Accounting were achieved, compared to 5 820 in 2015, 8 070 distinctions were achieved in Mathematics, compared to 7 791 in 2015, and 7 043 distinctions were achieved in Physical Science, compared to 5 903 in 2015.