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Tuesday, 30 December, 2008


WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
WES-KAAP ONDERWYSDEPARTEMENT

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS 2008
NASIONALE SENIOR SERTIFIKAAT-EKSAMENUITSLAE 2008

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING 2007 2008
  Full-time
TOTAL
Voltyds
TOTAAL		 Full-time
TOTAL
Voltyds
TOTAAL
Number of candidates who correctly wrote full examination /
Getal kandidate wat volle eksamen korrek afgelê het		 41 922 43 957
Number of National Senior Certificate (NSC) passes without access to Higher Education /
Getal wat Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamen (NSS) geslaag het sonder toegang tot Hoër Onderwys		 23 487 22
National Senior Certificate with access to Higher Education /

Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat met toegang tot Hoër Onderwys		 Bachelors Degree
B-Graad

Number / getal:
% of total candidates /
% van totale getal kandidate:		 10 300

24.6%
 		 14 512

33.0%
 
Diploma   12 842
Certficate / Sertifikaat   7 180
Total number of passes / Totale getal geslaagdes 33 787 34 556
Percentage pass rate / Slaagpersentasie 80.6% 78.6%

 

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO OBTAINED 1 OR MORE DISTINCTION SYMBOLS IN SUBJECTS
GETAL KANDIDATE WAT 1 OF MEER ONDERSKEIDING-SIMBOLE IN VAKKE BEHAAL HET

NUMBER OF A SYMBOLS / GETAL A-SIMBOLE
(HG and/en SG)

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
GETAL KANDIDATE

 

2006

2007

2008

10

 

1

1

9

1

1

6

8

13

10

56

7

90

83

126

6

265

244

202

5

361

320

363

4

487

458

561

3

810

767

753

2

1 496

1 409

1 438

1

3 885

4 209

4 762

The following candidate-irregularities were recorded:
  3 candidates were disqualified due to irregularities
  90 candidates' results are withheld pending further investigation into possible irregularities

 

DESCRIPTION / BESKRYWING

2006

2007

2008

 

 Full-time TOTAL
Voltyds TOTAAL		 Full-time TOTAL
Voltyds TOTAAL		 Full-time TOTAL
Voltyds TOTAAL
Number of candidates who passed Mathematics
(Mathematics HG in 2007)

Number wrote

5 071

5 166

19 957

Number passed

4 137

3 990


13 003
(65,2%)
Number of candidates who passed Mathematical Literacy (Mathematics SG in 2007)

Number wrote

18 135

19 659

24 550

Number passed

9 824

10 346


22 406
(91,3%)
Mathematics TOTAL

Number passed

13 961

14 336

35 409
Number of candidates who passed Physical Sciences

Number wrote

12 764

13 752

13 611

Number passed

9 025

8 824


9 690
(71,2%)

 

Performance against nationally set targets for Mathematics
 Target
(pass at 50% or higher by 2010)		Achievement
2008
WCED Mathematics Achievement 8 000 8 031
(6 110 at 60% or more)

 

Issued by:
Paddy Attwell
Director: Communication
Western Cape Education Department
Tel: 021 467 2531
Fax: 021 461 3694
Email: pattwell@pgwc.gov.za

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