Pass Rate for Matric 2023 Per Province, Matric Results 2023 Percentage Per Province South Africa, 2023 NSC matric pass rate climbs to 82.9% in South Africa. The Department of Basic Education has published the final results of the National Matriculation Certificate (BMT) for the matric year 2023, showing a 2.8 percentage point increase in the pass rate to 82.9%.
Speaking during a speech to the nation on 18 January 2024, the minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, said that the group of 2023 is the most resilient yet, facing various challenges such as reducing the burden, and dealing with the continuation of the Covid-19 epidemic.
For the past ten years, the NSC pass rate has been rising from 60% in 2009 to more than 80% to date, and the matric class of 2023 maintained this trend despite astronomical challenges, said Motshekga.
He said the increase to 82.9% is the highest mark since democracy.
According to the department, more than 897,000 students registered for the exams last year. Of those, 80% (715,000) were full-time candidates.
Matric Results 2023 Percentage Per Province South Africa
The number of first degree passes increased by 10.6%, and the number of diploma passes also improved. He added that the bachelor’s pass rate has tripled since 2008.
Pass Rate for Matric 2023 Per Province
Among the matriculating class of 2023, 40.9% of students earned a bachelor’s degree, 27.2% earned a diploma, and 14.8% earned an advanced certificate. This class faced great challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with their 9th grade in 2020.
Motshekga said that all provinces improved with the following results (including progressed learners):
- Free State: 89%
- KZN: 86.4%
- Gauteng: 85.4%
- North West: 81.6%
- Western Cape: 81.5%
- Eastern Cape: 81.4%
- Limpopo: 79.5%
- Mpumalanga: 77%
- Northern Cape: 75.8%
The minister of fifteen years detailed the size and scope of the matric examinations, listing the following figures:
- 897,000 candidates wrote the exams
- 162 question papers were set
- More than 10.4 million question papers were printed
- 72,000 invigilators were placed across the country
- 52,000 markers
Fewer students (897,000) wrote in 2023 than in 2022 (920,000), Motshekga said.
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