MOTSHEKGA ON MATRIC PASS RATE

‘I WAS EXPECTING A BLOODBATH’

ZODIDI DANO

THE 2020 matric pass rate has dropped to 76.2% from 81.3% the previous year.

Motshekga made the announcement during the release of the matric results on Monday, February 22.

“The overall pass rate including the progressed learners is at 76.2% – a drop of 5.1%. I am grateful to all of South Africa. I was expecting a bloodbath. I am grateful to all teachers – we tried all in our power to claw back time but we can’t,” Motshekga said.

She said if the progressed pupils were not included the pass rate would be 81.2%.

From the 2020 cohort, 2161 pupils with special needs sat for the exam and 2058 of those passed with admission to a Bachelor’s certificate.

Of the 133 inmates who wrote exams, 86.3% passed – 71 of them with Bachelor’s certificates.

Motshekga said more girls than boys passed and more girls achieved Bachelor’s passes.