IEB National Senior Certificate 2012
8959 full time and 534 part time candidates from 183 schools across the country wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate examinations in 2012.
This year saw an increase of an additional 1212 learners that wrote the IEB examination compared with 2011. This increase came from nine new institutions that have joined the IEB as well as from increases in learner numbers at existing schools. These results also include 61 candidates who offer the Combined NSC-Abitur qualification. Up to 4 of their subjects are NSC subjects, offered through the IEB and the remaining subjects are Abitur subjects, offered through the German education authorities.
The 2012 pass rate is 98.2%, comparable to last year's pass rate of 98.15%. All candidates that passed achieved a pass that is good enough to enter tertiary study at one of the three levels. 83.6% of the cohort achieved entry to degree study and 12.96% qualified for entry to diploma study. 1.64% achieved entry for study at the Higher Certificate level.
The IEB prides itself on running examinations of the highest professional standards. The examining panels consist of top educationalists who keep abreast of best practice locally and internationally. Marking is of the highest quality and accuracy. The tight control of operations, the strict adherence to deadlines, and the meticulous attention to detail ensure that candidates receive the best possible attention. UMALUSI, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, once again approved all the IEB's assessment procedures.
"Success at Grade 12 is the culmination of many years' hard work by not only the candidates but also their teachers, parents and the broader circle of their support structures - family members and friends. It is this broader circle of support that ensures that a child is not only academically ready to enter the world after schooling, but is also socially and ethically prepared to take up his or her rightful place as a constructive citizen of our country, " says Anne Oberholzer, CEO of the Independent Examinations Board.