STUDENT ACCESS, EQUITY AND FUNDING
70.00% 68.00% 66.00% 64.00% 62.00% 60.00% 58.00% 56.00%
67.80%
62.60% 60.60%
2008
2009 FIGURE 7: NSC Performance 2008 - 2010.
2010
we are now. The 2010 Matric results have improved by 7.2% compared to 2009. The 364 513 candidates passing in one exami- nation sitting is a milestone achievement and a first in the history of the NSC quali- fication. 146 224 learners have fulfilled the requirements for admission into diploma courses and 126 371 candidates (23.5% of those who wrote) have complied with the admission requirements of a bachelor’s degree.
There was also an increase of 1.4% and 11% in the pass rates in Mathematics and Physical Science, respectively. The number of learners who passed Accounting has also increase by 1.3% compared to the past two years. These results have shown that through dedication, hard work and commit- ment, the basic education system will im- prove the levels of learner attainment and achieve the objectives of Schooling 2025.
The overall national achievement rate for 2010 is 67.8%. Gauteng has the highest
achievement rate in the country, with an achievement of 78.6% that is 72538 can- didates passing. The Western Cape and North West were second and third with achievement rates of 76.8% and 75.7% re- spectively.
It is noteworthy that six out of the nine provinces achieved above the national av- erage of 67.8%. This augurs well the sys- tem as it is a confirmation that the sys- tem has moved to another level in terms of overall performance. However, there is still concern about Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, the three provinces that achieved below the 60% level. The fo- cus of the DBE educational interventions in 2011 will focus thus on these three prov- inces.
The increase in the pass rate from 60.6% in 2009 to 67.8% in 2010, is significant and the DBE will strive to maintain this upward trend in future years.2
2 Department of Education, (2010) Report on the National Senior Certificate Examination Results, Foreword by the Minister of Education, Angie Motshekga.
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