Matric results

Without wasting any time, the Gauteng Department of Education plans to take steps to address underperformance at schools in the province.

We congratulate the principals of the 107 township public schools, including nine pupils with special education needs that achieved a pass rate of above 90% for the sterling work done. "What is also worth noting is the positive trend of more schools in Gauteng achieving a 100% pass rate. "We are happy that our interventions in our township schools bear fruit. The department wants to improve the quality of services in the affected schools across all grades." "In the next few days, the department will meet with the school management teams of all public schools that performed below 65% and begin a process to address this poor performance. In 2021, 131 schools aced the exams with a 100% pass rate. we are pleased that more township public schools excelled. Similarly, more schools achieved a pass rate above 95% in 2022 than in the previous year. Those that require psycho-social support are also urged to engage their schools or the department." We will provide a multi-faceted Second Chance programme in 2023 to assist supplementary examinations, part-time candidates, amended senior certificate candidates and progressed learners who need to complete their National Senior Certificate. This will include a review of management and teaching personnel. "As a province, we must also attend [to] schools that consistently perform below par.