Private schools who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) through the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) achieved a 98.42% pass rate in last year’s exams, which is slightly higher than the 98.39% in 2021.
The IEB said all its matric candidates achieved results that are good enough to allow them entry into tertiary institutions.
Of this 98.32% of IEB pupils will be able to study for a degree, 7.52% quailed to study for a diploma, while 1.75% are eligible to study for a higher certificate.
CEO of IEB, Anne Oberholzer, said the matric results are “outstanding” as the class of 2022 was the hardest hit with Covid-19.
“While the Class of 2022 has seen how previous Grade 12 classes of 2020 and 2021 managed to adapt to a new reality, this was the class that missed out the most in their Grade 10 and Grade 11 years which are fundamentally important to success in their Grade 12 performance,” said Oberholzer.
“They have had to work hard to maintain their drive and perseverance to succeed and, in many respects, dig deep to play catch up in terms of lost time and experiences.”
Oberholzer said the social and emotional impact of the lockdown cannot be overlooked.
“The impact of lockdown, the absence of normal social interaction with friends and engagement in the social activities of teenagers should not be underestimated,” she said.
The IEB also released the names of schools with top achievers. These are the pupils whose results made it into the top 5% in six or more subjects.
Midstream College in Midrand came out in the top position which the most pupils coming out with an outstanding achievement.
King David High School, Linksfield, took the second spot with seven outstanding achievements.
St Johns College and Redhill School took the third spot with both schools having six pupils with this achievement.
Source: Times Live, The Citizen, Image from Twitter: @StDavids_Marist
