Class of 2020 praised for 76.2% pass rate despite Covid making schooling 'extremely' difficult

Class of 2020 praised for 76.2% pass rate despite Covid making schooling ’extremely’ difficult
By Chulumanco Mahamba
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Johannesburg - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, said the matric class of 2020 proved that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going after the matric pupils obtained a 76.2% pass rate.
Motshekga announced the National Senior Certificate results for the class of 2020 yesterday.
She said they obtained the 76.2% pass rate despite the adversity faced by the pupils, compared with 81.3% in 2019 and 78.2% in 2018.
The minister added that more than 2 061 pupils with special needs sat for the exam, and that of those 2 058 passed. The minister added that 943 of the special needs matrics who passed obtained Bachelors, while 582 got diplomas, and 28 obtained National Higher Certificates.

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