Almost 900,000 pupils sat for the final exams. Basic Education Minister Nosiviwe Gwarube hosts the top matric achievers at the Mosaiek Church in Randburg. The Independent Examinations Board says the 2024 National Senior Certificate pass rate is the highest in five years. Notably, 89.37% of candidates earned entry to degree study, after more than 16,000 wrote the exams across 275 venues.
- 89.37% of the cohort achieved entry to degree study, compared with 88.59% in 2023;
- 7.56% qualified for entry to diploma study (8.31% in 2023); and
- 1.53% achieved entry for higher certificate study (1.57% in 2023).
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