Department of Education Extranet

Well done to the class of 2023

Despite dropping to position 9 in the overall National Senior Certificate results, the Northern Cape Department of Education has taken a positive out of the results with the 1.6 % pass improvement.

The class of 2023 achieved 75.84% compared to the 74.2% achieved by the class 2022, this is a noticeable slight improvement.  For the past four (4) academic years, the NSC results has been consecutively improving.

Following the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic, these crop of learners had just entered the senior phase of their schooling, and against all odds they strived for better results after the disruption of normal schooling.

The Department provided much needed support to the learners and educators for the class of 2023.

Nationally this is the highest pass rate since the inception of democracy, the class of 2023 achieved 82.9% pass rate.

In the province a total of 13 032 candidates registered to write the examination however 12 842 sat for the  National Senior Certificate exams.

Speaking at the award ceremony, Premier Dr Zamani Saul applauded the class of 2023 for doing remarkably well and excelling academically against all odds.

“The class of 2023 was in Grade 09 when the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc in our country, more especially in the education sector. With a considerable learning backlog and very little exposure to formal assessment, with their dedication and commitment, they have shown us what can be achieved", Premier Saul said.

The Premier also acknowledged that all this was made possible through various matric intervention and support programmes which were facilitated by the Northern Cape Department of Education in all schools and District.

The Namakwa  District reclaimed its olden good days by being the best performing District with  81. 6% pass rate. The other Districts performed as follows:

Z.F Mgcawu 81.4%

Pixley Ka Seme 74.2%

Frances Baard 73.9%

Meanwhile the John Taolo District recorded the highest improvement of 73.7% compared to the 68% pass rate of 2022, this is an overall increase of 5.7%.

“As the provincial government we want to pledge our support to all candidates that fell short of meeting the minimum requirement to pass these exams” said the Premier.

Candidates who are not happy with their matric results may register for the Second Chance Programme to rewrite their matric exams or even improve the results. Registration will be open from 22 January to 08 February. This service is also available at the nearest education District office.

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