President Zuma congratulates class of 2014
Zuma said the country was proud of them as they represented a special category of pupils who sat for their exams in November last year as the country celebrated 20 years of democracy.
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the class of 2014 for their matric results.
“We welcome these results on behalf of government and we would like to congratulate all learners who have successfully passed their examinations as well as parents, teachers and school governing bodies for their contribution to the good work of the learners,” he said.
The president said the country was proud of them as they represented a special category of pupils who sat for their exams in November last year as the country celebrated 20 years of democracy.
Zuma also took the opportunity to express his concern about allegations of cheating in two provinces.
“The allegations must be investigated thoroughly so that we do not experience a recurrence. The integrity of the results each year is paramount. We should teach our children that honesty is the best policy always. They must work hard and earn their success,” he said.
He also had words of encouragement for those who did not pass. “For those who did not pass, it is not the end of the world. They can do better this year in the supplementary examinations and in many matric rewrite centres and still go on to achieve their dreams,” he concluded.
“When we came into office in 2009, through our agreement performance with the presidency and schooling 2030 we had targeted 75% by 2014. In 2013 we achieved 78.2%, we had surpassed our target with a year to go,” Angie Motshekga, minister of basic education, explained.
With no province reflecting a pass rate below 50%, Gauteng had the highest number of pupils who passed matric achieving an 84.7% pass rate. This province was followed by North West with 84.6% and the Free State with 82.8%.
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