In addition to the challenges presented by writing exams amid rolling blackouts, the matric class of 2022 had to manoeuvre around what Umalusi described as “problematic” questions in the following ...

As the matric class of 2024 commences its exams it is worth reflecting on South Africa’s mathematics story. How are we doing in mathematics? The class of 2023 surpassed expectations in terms of ...

The decline in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric maths pass rate is not the result of a sudden collapse in teaching quality, but the outcome of long-standing weaknesses in the schooling ...

A record-breaking 88% National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate, achieved by the largest cohort of learners in the country’s history, is being applauded, quite rightly, as a “hallmark of resilience” ...

South Africa’s Department of Basic Education recently released the country’s National Senior Certificate results for the class of 2019. These are commonly known as the “matric results” and they ...

The government celebrated the 88% matric pass rate in 2025, but it did not say that only 5% of children who start grade 1 achieved 50% in mathematics at matric. Mathematics, often dubbed the universal ...

There is concern that the increase in the matric pass rate for the class of 2021 was driven by learners taking easier subjects. That is according to feedback provided to Rapport by the Solidarity ...

As the 2022 matric class works to build on the 2021 matric pass rate of 76.4%, it is essential to note that in wounded contexts such as ours, it will take more than just intellectual capability to ...