Matrics achieve 78.2% pass rate
THE class of 2013 achieved a national pass rate of 78.2%, which was announced by minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga on Monday, 6 January.
In 2009 the pass rate was 60.6%; 67.8% in 2010; 70.2% in 2011 and 73.9% in 2012.
“This is an increase of 4.3 percentage points on the 2012 results. It is also an increase of 17.6 percentage points since 2009 (60.6%). In 1995, when this cohort entered grade 1, the national pass percentage was 53.4% and 19 years later, the national pass percentage is 78.2%. We had targeted 75% by 2014. Now at 78.2%, we have surpassed our target with a year to go,” said Motshekga.
Some 439,779 pupils out of 562,112 passed matric, an increase of 61,950 pupils on the 2012 results (377 829).
The top performing province is the Free State which achieved 87.4%, followed by North West, Gauteng, the Western Cape, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Limpopo and Eastern Cape
“We achieved 67,855 distinctions in 12 main subjects compared to 55,650 distinctions in 2012.”
The pass rate for:
* Maths is 59.1%, an improvement from 54% of 2012.
* Physical science is 67.4% compared to 61.3% in 2012.
* Life sciences is 73.7% compared to 69.5% in 2012.
* Accounting is 65.7% compared to 65.6% in 2012.
* Geography is 80% compared to 75.8% in 2012.
* Economics is 73.9% compared to 72.8% in 2012.
* History is 87.1% compared to 86% in 2012.
The number of passes in Mathematical Literacy is 282,270 compared to 254,611 for 2012.
“I am pleased by the fact that all indicators of quality are also part of the upward trend. Some 30.6% qualified with Bachelor passes compared to 20.1% in 2008, 19.9% in 2009, 23.5% in 2010, 24.3% in 2011 and 26.6% in 2012.”
