The department of basic education will be releasing the class of 2017 National Senior Certificate matric results on\u00a05 January 2018.<\/p>\n
In 2017, 803,636 pupils registered to write the matric exams, of which 634,527 were full-time, while 168,109 were part-time candidates. These include 104,001 matriculants who were pushed through despite failing Grade 11.<\/p>\n
Education body<\/span> Umalusi council, said on Sunday that there was a steady upward trend<\/a><\/strong> in maths and science marks.\u00a0 For the 2016 year, Umalusi said it did not change the marks for physical science, but adjusted the results of the matric exams for maths, maths literacy, and life sciences upwards.<\/p>\n Following last year\u2019s adjustment, 51.1% of the 2016 matric class passed maths, 71.3% passed maths literacy, and 70.5% life science. Physical science, which was not adjusted, had a pass rate of 62%.<\/p>\n The Independant Examination Board (IEB) Exam results will be available from midnight 3 January 2018. The IEB offers examinations for various client schools, mostly private schools.<\/span><\/p>\n The IEB boasted a matric pass rate of 98.67% for 2016, up from the 98.30% in 2015.<\/p>\n How to get your results<\/strong><\/p>\n Learners can access their results (or register to receive them) in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n
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