
Provincial Education MEC Debbie Schäfer says the number of Western Cape schools, which have obtained a Matric pass rate of less than 60%, have dramatically decreased.
The number of the province’s schools, who failed to obtain this minimum pass mark, have decreased from 52 to 40, in the 2021 National Senior Certificate examinations.
Schäfer says this decrease in the number of under-performing schools shows that all the hard work and commitment is paying off.
Read Schäfer’s full statement here.
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VERY well done to the W Cape class of 2021 – improvement of 1.3%, over the 80% again, third position in the country with the highest % of bachelor passes, 2 districts in top 10 and improvement in retention from Grade 10-12 to 70%! All during a global pandemic! SUPER proud of you
— Debbie Schafer (@DebbieSchafer) January 20, 2022

The Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer has encouraged matriculants, who failed their exams or have not obtained their desired results, to make use of the support services available to them.
Schäfer advises Grade 12s to apply for the next session of supplementary examinations to rewrite their exams or improve their results.
She also urges candidates to make use of the Second Chance programme, offered by the Department of Basic Education, to again enroll for examinations.
Read her full statement here.
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- Western Cape achieved a 81.2% pass rate in the 2021 Grade 12 examinations.
- 76.4% Matric pass rate testament that the country’s education system is improving.
- The Western Cape has improved its Matric pass rate for 2021 and boasts the Top 3 learners in Quintile 5.
— WCEDNews (@WCEDnews) January 24, 2022
VERY well done to the W Cape class of 2021 – improvement of 1.3%, over the 80% again, third position in the country with the highest % of bachelor passes, 2 districts in top 10 and improvement in retention from Grade 10-12 to 70%! All during a global pandemic! SUPER proud of you
— Debbie Schafer (@DebbieSchafer) January 20, 2022