The Class of 2024 set new records across the board with their matric results.
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The overall pass rate of 87.2% raised the benchmark, while all nine provinces had pass rates in excess of 84% – which was more than the overall percentage in 2023.
Well done to the Free State for once again being tops in the country.
Bachelor pass
According to The Outlier website, more than 333 000 learners did well enough in their exams to be in a position to apply to study at a university.
What that means is nearly half of 2024’s Grade 12s (47.8%) achieved the highest-level pass, a bachelor pass.
Girls are steaming ahead of boys with 49.2% of them earning bachelor passes, compared to 46% for boys.
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Girls have outnumbered boys in Grade 12 classrooms for at least the past four years.
Since 2021 about 56% of learners were girls, so it’s perhaps little wonder that more girls earned bachelor passes in 2024 than boys – 51 000 more.
Education experts have expressed concern about the disparity in numbers between boys and girls in Grade 12 because it’s a sign that boys may be struggling in the education system.
To quote Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube: “The National Senior Certificate is not just a certificate – it is a gateway to opportunities that empower our young people to pursue further education, enter the workforce and contribute to the socio-economic development of South Africa.“
A recent StatsSA earnings report shows that a tertiary education can have a big influence on the money a person earns.
There are, no doubt, still many anxious young women and men waiting to hear if they have a place at a university this year.
Do you write matric in 2024? How did you do?
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