Matric 2017: Real Matric pass rate sits at a shocking 37%
The DA congratulates all learners who receive their Matric results today. However, we are deeply concerned by the truly shocking dropout figures that put the real Matric pass rate at 37.3%, when the pass rate is calculated from the Grade 10 class of 2015 who then passed their final school exams in 2017.
Only 49.7% of Grade 10s actually wrote the final NSC exams and a startling 37.3% of 2015’s Grade 10 learners actually passed. This means that over 62.7% of Grade 10s did not pass, dropped out or become stuck in the system – sometimes as a result of purposeful action by school leaders.
The situation has worsened from last year’s real pass rate of 40.2% - suggesting that our schooling system is not a ‘system on the rise’ as claimed.
The ‘real’ pass rates for each province highlights a dire situation which means that learners will not be able to enter post-school education or job market this year.
Class of 2017