Matric results 2024: Free State stays top, ALL provinces RANKED
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube announced the official 2024 matric exam results on Monday night in Johannesburg.
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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