The Independent Examination Board (IEB) exam results‚ which were released at midnight‚ reveal that:• The pass rate went up slightly to 98.76% compared to last year’s 98.67%.• 88.59% of those who passed qualified to apply to start a university degree with what is known as a bachelor’s pass.• 8.96% of those who wrote qualified to study a diploma at a college.• 1.3% received a standard or "higher certificate" pass.• 11,464 full-time and 666 part-time pupils wrote the exams.• 212 schools in SA‚ Mozambique‚ Namibia and Swaziland wrote the IEB exams.• January 10 is the last day for pupils to apply for a remark; remarked examinations will be released on February 5.• February 12 is the closing date for IEB pupils to enrol for a supplementary examination.• All 51 students who wrote exams for entrance into both German and South African universities passed.Said Anne Oberholzer‚ CEO of the IEB: "The 2017 National Senior Certificate candidates have done very well and have, once again, shown that...
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