Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube announced the official 2024 matric exam results on Monday night in Johannesburg.
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Overall, the matric class of 2024 achieved a record 87.3% pass rate which improved on the 82.9% pass rate achieved by the class of 2023.
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NSC PASS RATE PERCENTAGE SINCE 2009
| Year | Pass rate % |
| 2009 | 60.6% |
| 2010 | 67.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 73.9% |
| 2013 | 78.2% |
| 2014 | 75.8% |
| 2015 | 70.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% |
| 2017 | 75.1% |
| 2018 | 78.2% |
| 2019 | 81.3% |
| 2020 | 76.2% |
| 2021 | 76.4% |
| 2022 | 80.1% |
| 2023 | 82.9% |
| 2024 | 87.3% |
Gwarube highlighted that in 2014, 150 752 learners achieved Bachelor passes and in just a decade this number has more than doubled in 2024 to 337 158 Bachelor passes.
“In 2024, I am pleased to announce that KwaZulu-Natal achieved the highest number of Bachelor passes with 84 470, followed by Gauteng with 66 979 and the Eastern Cape with 45 662. I am also incredibly encouraged by the fact that approximately 67% of the Bachelor passes achieved in 2024 came from Quintile 1 to 3 schools, which are typically found in our poorer communities. This percentage represents an increase from 2023,” she said.
Johannesburg West in Gauteng was the top performing education district with a pass rate of 97%, followed by the Fezile Dabi district in the Free State with 93.5% and the Umkhanyakude district in KwaZulu-Natal followed in third position with 92.8%.
The Free State remained tops in terms of the province with the highest pass rate percentage.
Every province recorded a figure of above 84% – which was well above the national average 12 months ago.
HERE‘S HOW EACH PROVINCE PERFORMED
1. Free State – 90.9%
2. KwaZulu-Natal – 89.2%
3. Gauteng – 88.4%
4. North West – 87.5%
5. Western Cape – 86.5%
6. Limpopo – 85%
7. Mpumalanga – 84.99%
8. Eastern Cape – 84.98%
9. Northern Cape – 84.1%
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