The pass rate for the matric class of 2016 ticked slightly upward to 72.5%, with the Department of Basic Education adamant the entire system was getting better and more equitable. Announcing the results for the 2016 class in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga focused heavily on the performance of progressed pupils – those who have progressed despite failing a grade. Along with this progression, Motshekga said more pupils had taken the examinations, a sign changes brought to the curriculum and the options provided were keeping more pupils in the system. "For the past six years, we have noted that the NSC [National Senior Certificate] pass rate has consistently been above the 70% threshold. The class of 2016 must be commended for maintaining this trend. They are the largest cohort in the history of basic education to sit for any NSC examination in the country," she said. Motshekga announced that of the 828,020 candidates who wrote the exam 162,374 qual...
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