Matric 2017 results - facts and figures

Description/Beskrywing

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

48 867

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

19 101

36.5%

40.9%

38.8%

41.7%

40.9%

39.1%

Diploma

14 602

15 032

14 573

16 496

16 305

15 030

Certificate/Sertifikaat

6 051

6 029

6 108

6 605

6 573

6 281

Endorsed Certificate/Geëndoseerde Sertifikaat

16

19

27

16

43

27

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

40 440

Percentage pass rate/Slaagpersentasie

82.8%

85.1%

82.2%

84.7%

86.0%

82.8%

Description/Beskrywing

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

15 497

Number passed/
Getal geslaag

11 311

12 216

11 265

12 397

12 036

11 333

73.5%

73.3%

73.9%

74.9%

77.2%

73.1%

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

34 467

Number passed/
Getal geslaag

27 927

28 196

28 781

32 102

31 016

27 693

94.5%

92.5%

87.7%

83.9%

85.9%

80.3%

Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy Total/ Wiskunde en Wiskundige Geletterheid Totaal

Number passed/
Getal geslaag

39 238

41 132

40 046

44 499

43 052

39 026

87.3%

85.8%

83.3%

81.2%

83.2%

78.1%

Percentage that wrote Mathematics/ Persentasie wat Wiskunde geskryf het.

% Wrote/
% Geskryf

34.2%

34.8%

31.7%

30.2%

30.1%

31.0%

Number of candidates who wrote and passed Physical Science/
Aantal kandidate wat Fisiese Wetenskapgeskryf en geslaag het

Number wrote/
Getal geskryf

11 270

11 481

11 091

12 026

11 182

10 857

Number passed/
Getal geslaag

7 995

8 333

7 845

8 813

8 257

7 928

70.9%

72.6%

70.7%

73.3%

73.8%

73.0%