Supplementary Exam Deadline Extended

The registration deadline for supplementary exams has been extended. The original closing date was Wednesday, 21 January 2015 and this has now been extended to Friday, 30 January 2015. News24Read More > >

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2 800 pupils involved in matric cheating

Durban - More than 2 800 matric pupils and at least 34 teachers and principals in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape were allegedly involved in mass cheating, the education department said in Durban on Friday. A total of 2 089 pupils in KwaZulu-Natal and 778 pupils in the Eastern Cape were implicated in cheating during the 2014 matric exams, basic education department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga told reporters. - News24 Read More >

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SA's matric pass rate dips to 75.8%

South Africa's 2014 matric students achieved a pass rate of 75.8%, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced at the SABC in Johannesburg on Monday.

While the 75.8% pass rate represents a 2.4 percentage point drop from the 2013 pass rate of 78.2%, Motshekga said the bar had been raised to improve the quality of the examination outcome and enhance the quality and standard of Grade 12 graduates.

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