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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