Media Release
Minister of Education Debbie Schäfer
Western Cape

12 January, 2017

Matric 2016 results - facts and figures.

Description/Beskrywing 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of candidates who correctly wrote the full examination
Getal kandidate wat die volle eskamen korrek afgelê het
44 700 47 636 47 709 53 721 50 847
National Senior Certificate with access to Higher Education/
Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat met toegang to Hoër Onderwys
Bachelors Degree/
B-Graad
Number and %
Getal en %
16 319 19 477 18 254 22 379 20 804
36.5% 40.9% 38.8% 41.7% 40.9%
Diploma 14 602 15 032 14 573 16 496 16 305
Certificate/Sertifikaat 6 051 6 029 6 108 6 605 6 573
Endorsed Certificate/Geëndoseerde Sertifikaat 16 19 27 16 43
NSC passes without access to Higher Education/
NSS geslaag sonder toegang tot Hoër Onderwys
4 1 5 0 0
Total number of passes/Totale getal geslaagdes 36 992 40 558 39 237 45 496 43 725
Percentage pass rate/Slaagpersentasie 82.8% 85.1% 82.2% 84.7% 86.0%

Description/Beskrywing 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of candidates who wrote and passed Mathematics/
Aantal kandidate wat Wiskunde geskryf en geslaag het
Number wrote/
Getal geskryf
15 397 16 676 15 248 16 559 15 589
Number passed/
Getal geslaag
11 311 12 216 11 265 12 397 12 036
73.5% 73.3% 73.9% 74.9% 77.2%
Number of candidates who wrote and passed Mathematical Literacy/
Aantal kandidate wat Wiskundige Geletterdheid geskryf en geslaag het
Number wrote/
Getal geskryf
29 559 31 263 32 830 38 245 36 126
27 927 28 196 28 781 32 102 31 016
94.5% 92.5% 87.7% 83.9% 85.9%
Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy Total/
Wiskunde en Wiskundige Geletterheid Totaal
Number passed/
Getal geslaag
39 238 41 132 40 046 44 499 43 052
87.3% 85.8% 83.3% 81.2% 83.2%
Number of candidates who wrote and passed Physical Science/
Aantal kandidate wat Fisiese Wetenskap geskryf en geslaag het
Number wrote/
Getal geskryf
11 270 11 481 11 091 12 026 11 182
Number passed/
Getal geslaag
7 995 8 333 7 845 8 813 8 257
70.9% 72.6% 70.7% 73.3% 73.8%

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