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Provincial matric results 2008-2011

Western Cape province with best results in 2011, Eastern Cape worst

Table: Changes in candidates writing and passing government matric at provincial level 2008 to 2011

Province

Year

Number who wrote

Total who passed

 

Passed with bachelors

 

 

 

 

Number

%

Number

%

E Cape

2008

60 294

30 511

50.6

8 673

14.4

 

2009

68 129

34 731

51

9 492

13.9

 

2010

64 090

37 345

58.3

10 225

16.0

 

2011

65 359

37 997

58.1

10 291

15.7

F State

2008

29 963

21 518

71.8

6 291

21.0

 

2009

29 808

20 680

69.4

6 030

20.2

 

2010

27 586

19 484

70.6

5 890

21.4

 

2011

25 932

19 618

75.7

6 817

26.3

Guateng

2008

92 723

70 837

76.4

28 248

30.5

 

2009

98 659

70 871

71.8

28 709

29.1

 

2010

92 241

72 537

78.6

31 301

33.9

 

2011

85 367

69 216

81.1

30 037

35.2

KZN

2008

136 743

78 762

57.6

24 940

18.2

 

2009

132 176

80 733

61.1

26 287

19.9

 

2010

122 444

86 556

70.7

31 466

25.7

 

2011

122 126

83 204

68.1

27 397

22.4

Limpopo

2008

84 614

45 973

54.3

10 651

12.6

 

2009

83 350

40 776

48.9

10 202

12.2

 

2010

94 632

54 771

57.9

14 739

15.6

 

2011

73 731

47 091

63.9

12 946

17.6

Mpum

2008

42 153

21 855

51.8

5 535

13.1

 

2009

53 978

25 854

47.9

6 556

12.1

 

2010

51 695

29 382

56.8

8 147

15.8

 

2011

48 135

31 187

64.8

8 866

18.4

N West

2008

33 157

22 563

68

6 436

19.4

 

2009

30 665

20 700

67.5

6 356

20.7

 

2010

28 909

21 874

75.7

8 021

27.7

 

2011

25 364

19 737

77.8

7 187

28.3

N Cape

2008

9 948

7 237

72.7

1 997

20.1

 

2009

10 377

6 356

61.3

1 741

16.8

 

2010

10 182

7 366

72.3

2 152

21.1

 

2011

10 116

6 957

68.8

2 012

19.9

W Cape

2008

43 966

34 488

78.4

14 503

33.0

 

2009

44 931

34 017

75.7

14 324

31.9

 

2010

45 764

34 831

76.1

14 412

31.5

 

2011

39 960

33 110

82.9

15 214

38.1

National

2008

533 561

333 744

62.6

107 274

20.1

 

2009

552 073

334 718

60.6

109 697

19.9

 

2010

537 543

364 147

67.8

126 371

23.5

 

2011

496 090

348 117

70.2

120 767

24.3

Source: Department of Basic Education

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