EFF statement on the 2022 matric results
19 January 2023
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the long overdue release of the 2022 National Certificate Examinations results for the year 2022. Often referred to as the matriculation results, the examinations refer to the exiting assessment from the secondary phase of education at the grade 12 level, and have historically been an important determinant to the entrance of learners into the adult world.
The achievement by the class of 2022, of a pass rate of 80.1% is commendable and must be applauded, considering that it has come in the face poor service delivery, in which many schools have perennial infrastructure problems and the crippling and anxiety inducing rolling electricity blackouts.
This feat by these young people, particularly those who have not been afforded the luxuries that come with the separate development that is entrenched by the Independent Examination Board (IEB), is both inspiring and saddening, as no young person should pursue education through difficult and dehumanizing conditions.
Many young people undertake a 12-year journey of pure hardship when they enter the schooling system, in which they cross rivers, walk long distances, endure physical and sexual harassment by corrupt teachers, utilize pit toilets and are cramped in overcrowded classes.